PRESENTATION #7 OUTPUTS 2.2 & 3.2: ALOE FEROX PROPAGATION GEF - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

PRESENTATION #7 OUTPUTS 2.2 & 3.2: ALOE FEROX PROPAGATION

GEF Full-Sized Project (FSP): Development of value chains for products derived from genetic resources OUTPUT 2.2: Piloting local public-community-private partnerships in the cultivation, harvesting and trading of Aloe ferox products GEF PROJECT PREPARATION GRANT (PPG) PHASE STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP, PRETORIA, 25-26 APRIL 2016

The site… The species…

The site… The species… Aloe ferox Tyefu community • At least 50 harvesters from the Tyefu community • Eastern Cape (Ngqushwa LM, currently harvest leaves of wild populations of Amathole DM) Aloe ferox from an area of approximately 50,000 • Communal land (held in Trust ha by the State) • 8-15 (or more) of the lower leaves of an adult • 10 villages - collectively fall Aloe ferox plant are harvested. The leaves are cut with a sickle as close to the stem as possible under the land administration • The aloe exudate is drained (‘tapped’) from the authority of the traditional cut leaves by placing the cut leaves in a ‘stack’ leader (Chief Msutu) and around a plastic-lined hollow in the ground, with Tyefu Traditional Council the cut end towards the centre of the circle

Business-As- Usual (BAU)…the challenges The challenges associated with current BAU Aloe ferox wild-harvesting in Tyefu: No collective capacity to negotiate prices with the buyers of aloe sap; o Some of the aloe terrain is very dangerous, and dense thickets make access to o some aloe habitats difficult and time-consuming; Limited safety and harvesting equipment; o No transport available to access aloe plants located far from villages; o No infrastructure available to store and process aloe sap; o Limited skills in, and knowledge of, sustainable aloe harvesting practices; o Poor management of the local aloe harvesting permitting system; o Limited income from wild harvesting of aloes; and o Quality of aloe sap does not always meet the industry standards and o requirements.

Output 2.2: Strategic focus for GEF support Support the Tyefu community to: Establi lish, develo lop and manage a lo local l Alo loe ferox crop ‘plantation’ This Aloe ferox plantation will, in turn: • Considerably ease the strenuous efforts of the (mostly female) harvesters and tappers; • Improve the income of these harvester and tappers, with little additional cost; • Reduce the harvesting pressure on the existing wild aloe populations; • Strengthen the quality controls of the aloe gel processing methods; and • Open up further opportunities for the Tyefu community to commercially develop, market and sell value-adding aloe products.

Output 2.2: Strategic focus for GEF support Support the Tyefu community to: Establi lish, develo lop and manage a lo local l Alo loe ferox crop ‘plantation’

Output 2.2: Activities for GEF support o Build capacity (training + equipment) of existing harvesters o Identify suitable land for new plantation o Prepare and cost plans for plantation design and layout o Obtain requisite permissions, permits and authorisations o Fence off plantation and prepare land for propagation and cultivation

Output 2.2: Activities for GEF support o Collect, transport and re-plant wild adult plants in plantation o Establish field nursery for cultivation of seedlings o Construct and equip a small plantation workshop o Contract, train and equip plantation staff from local villages o Construct and equip a small testing, processing and packaging plant for A. ferox products o Contract, train and equip testing, processing and packaging plant staff

Indicative floor plan – plantation workshop Indicative floor plan – testing, processing and packaging plant

Output 2.2: Activities for GEF support o Develop a Tyefu-based aloe product brand o Negotiate and conclude a working/supply agreement between the plantation and the existing harvesters and tappers o Negotiate and conclude supply contract agreements with manufacturers and retail industries

Output 2.2 - GEF indicative budget # Item (US$) 1 Output Coordinator (OC) 120,000 2 Independent community facilitator 8,000 3 Aloe Business Advisor 24,000 4 Training service provider/s 40,000 5 Horticultural planning and engineering company 140,000 6 EIA consulting firm 40,000 7 Fencing materials 10,000 8 Greenhouse tunnel supplier (and installer) 28,000 9 Pre-fabricated modular office and workshop for the plantation (including bulk services and office equipment/ furniture) 95,000 10 Plantation management staff 146,000 11 Procurement (or rental, as required) of plantation vehicles and implements 130,000 12 Procurement (or rental, as required) of plantation and plantation staff equipment and implements 95,000 13 Procurement of consumables for plantation staff and management 85,000 14 Pre-fabricated modular testing, processing and packaging facility (including bulk services and facility equipment/ furniture) 75,000 15 Testing, processing and packaging staff 40,000 16 Procurement (or rental, as required) of processing plant staff equipment 35,000 17 Procurement of consumables for processing staff and management 10,000 18 Marketing company 35,000 TOTAL 1,156,000

Output 2.2: Implementation arrangements o Beneficiary = Tyefu community, through the Tyefu Traditional Trust (TTT) o Representative structure to guide local implementation = Tyefu Aloe Plantation Committee (DEA, TTT, Tyefu Traditional Council, harvesters) o Direct implementation of Output = DEA Project Management Unit (PMU) o Local oversight of implementation of Output = Technical Coordinator (TC)

Output 2.2: Implementation arrangements o Technical, professional and specialist services and products = service providers selected from competitive bids o Future manager of plantation = Tyefu Aloe Pty Ltd (or other private sector partner selected by TTT)

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