The he Ne Networ ork f for or Nat Natur ural G Gum ums an and Re Resins i in Africa ( a (NG NGARA): St Stat atus us an and Way ay For orwar ard Ben Chikamai & Sheila S. Mbiru KEFRI/NGARA Gum Ar abic White F r ankinc e nse Myr hh Hagar
1. 1.0 Backgrou ound I de a fo r re g io na l ne two rk fo r pro duc e rs a nd sta ke ho lde rs wa s c o nc e ive d 1995 a fte r a n F AO study (T CP/ RAF / 4557) to re vie w the NGARA Members Countries pro duc tio n, q ua lity a nd ma rke ts o f g um a ra b ic in Afric a ; Afric a – a de q ua te re so urc e s o f Ac ac ia se ne g al to sa tisfy ma rke t de ma nd b ut wa s lo sing to synthe tic s due to la c k o f c o o rdina tio n a nd c o mpe titio n b e twe e n/ a mo ng pro duc ing c o untrie s. Re g io na l c o nfe re nc e 1997 Na iro b i fo r pro duc ing c o untrie s a nd pa rtne rs o n Co nse rva tio n, Ma na g e me nt a nd Utilisa tio n o f pla nt g ums, re sins a nd e sse ntia l o ils. Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, I Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, n 2000 – NGARA e sta b lishe d in a fo llo w up Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, wo rksho p in Na iro b i. 10 c o untrie s a nd 4 Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda pa rtne rs. Curre ntly the re a re 15 me mb e rs c o untrie s.
2. 2.0 Mis issio ion a and Ob d Objec ective ves Mission T o po sitio n Afric a n pro duc e r c o untrie s a nd pa rtne rs a s ma jo r g lo b a l pla ye rs in the pro duc tio n, pro c e ssing a nd ma rke ting o f g ums a nd re sins Obje c tive s T o pro mo te e xc ha ng e o f info rma tio n o n pro duc tio n, pro c e ssing , q ua lity c o ntro l a nd ma rke ting to e nha nc e the pa rtic ipa tio n o f me mb e r c o untrie s in inte rna tio na l tra de T o fa c ilita te a c c e ss to te c hno lo g ic a l de ve lo pme nt a nd tra ining in a ll a re a s o f g um/ re sin b usine ss. T o suppo rt re le va nt re se a rc h in ke y a re a s o f the se c to r. T o pro mo te stro ng links a mo ng prima ry pro duc e rs, pro c e sso rs a nd e nd use rs.
3.0 .0 NG NGARA RA P Proj rojects 3.1 Ac tivitie s Re late d to F AO F unde d Pr oje c ts F AO Princ ipa l pa rtne r; nurture d the e sta b lishme nt & stre ng the ning o f NGARA thro ug h 2 pro je c ts: 3.1.1 TCP/RAF/2914 “Strength thenin ing t the Produ ductio tion a and Quality ity Control of f Gums a and d Resins in in Afr frica”; Sep ept ‘ ‘03 – June ‘ e ‘06; oc us: I mpro ving c a pa c ity o f pro duc ing c o untrie s in c o o rdina ting F the ir po te ntia l to g e t inc re a se d b e ne fits fro m g ums a nd re sins thro ug h stre ng the ning o f na tio na l a nd re g io na l ne two rking . ie s: All 14 NGARA me mb e r c o untrie s Countr Ac hie ve me nts: Stre ng the ning o f the Se c re ta ria t a nd E sta b lishme nt o f Ne two rk Struc ture in 14 me mb e r c o untrie s Ge ne ra tio n a nd E xc ha ng e o f I nfo rma tio n De ve lo pme nt o f T ra ining ma te ria ls a nd Ca pa c ity Building Re so urc e Asse ssme nt a nd Ma pping
3. 3.1. 1.2 GTFS/RA RAF/387/ 387/ITA “ “Acaci cia O Operati tion P Project ct Suppo rt to F o o d Se c urity, Po ve rty Alle via tio n a nd So il De g ra da tio n Co ntro l in the Gums a nd Re sins Pro duc e r Co untrie s (AOP)” Pilo t pha se Ja n 2004 – De c 2006; Co nso lida tio n Pha se 2007 - 2008. 3.2 .2 OT OTHER N NGA GARA P PROGR OGRAMS 3. 3.2. 2.1 NG NGARA/NO NORTHERN RN S SOMA OMALI LIA P PROG ROGRA RAM Goal: De ve lopme nt of Ar omatic Re sins and Comme r c ial Gums in Nor the r n Somalia (Somaliland & Puntland) unding: F AO (Spe c ia l E me rg e nc y Pro g ra m Se rvic e s (T CE S) o f F AO So ma lia F Countr y: Nor the r n Somalia (Somaliland & Puntland) oac h: E nha nc e c o mme rc ia l pro duc tio n o f a ro ma tic re sins, c o mme rc ia l Appr g ums a nd impro ve the live liho o ds o f se le c te d rura l c o mmunitie s in So ma lila nd a nd Puntla nd
Ac hie ve me nts: Appra isa l, ma pping a nd inve nto ry o f the a ro ma tic re sins & g um pro duc ing spe c ie s c o mple te d. Curre ntly pilo ting de ve lo pme nt o f Myrrh a nd F ra nkinc e nse fo r se le c te d c o mmunitie s in So ma lila nd thro ug h fo rma tio n o f pro duc e r a sso c ia tio ns, c a pa c ity b uilding , linking to ma rke ts a nd de ve lo pme nt o f infra struc ture . 3.2 .2.2 ACACIAGUM/NG /NGARA Sc ie ntific Re se a rc h type pro je c t d e ve lo pe d und e r o ve ra ll Goal: c o o rdina tio n o f CI RAD F ORE T e ntitle d : Inno vative manage me nt o f Ac ac ia se ne gal tr e e s to impr o ve r e so ur c e pr o duc tivity and gum ar abic pr oduc tio n in ar id and se mi-ar id sub-Sahar an Afr ic a all obje c tive is to e nha nc e the susta ina b le ma na g e me nt a nd use o f T he ove r na tura l Ac ac ia se ne g al tre e re so urc e s the re b y suppo rting the e nviro nme nt a nd live liho o ds in a rid a nd se mi-a rid sub -Sa ha ra n Afric a . E U I NCODE V fro m July 2007 – June 2011 F unding: Countr ie s: Came r oon, Ke nya, Nige r and Se ne gal
Uniq ue No rth & So uth Appro a c h invo lving E uro pe a n & Afric a n Appr oac h: pa rtne rs. 6 o b je c tive s e la b o ra te d into 6 Wo rk Pa c ka g e s(WP). NGARA ta king le a d ro le in WP6 o n I nfo rma tio n & T e c h. T ra nsfe r Ac hie ve me nts: T he pa rtic ipa ting sc ie ntists, inc luding MSc a nd PhD stude nts, ha ve c o lla b o ra te d a nd c o nduc te d re se a rc h in unde rsta nding a spe c ts o f tre e physio lo g y, g e ne tic c o ntro l, tre e so il inte ra c tio ns o n g um q ua lity a nd yie ld with so fa r pro mising re sults whic h a re b e ing disse mina te d thro ug h diffe re nt a ppro pria te pa thwa ys Gum cleaning and sorting, Dakar Gum traders, North Senegal Gum research, Cameroon
3. 3.2. 2.3 Dev evel elopmen ment o of Gum um Arabic, A Aloe e & & Allied ied dry drylan land R d Resourc rces i in n Karam Karamoja R Region, U n, Uganda anda I nitia tive o f H.E Pre side nt thro ug h the AGOA – e mpo we r lo c a l pe o ple , impro ve live liho o d fro m Na tura l Re so urc e s a nd mitig a te inse c urity July 2006 – Ma rc h 2008; Re so urc e I de ntific a tio n, Ma pping & I nve nto ry Curre ntly – suppo rting ma rke ting (ma rke t inte llig e nc e ) & va lue a dditio n a nd c a pa c ity b uilding
3.2 .2.4 NG NGARA RA/SNV NV S SOUTHERN S N SUDAN/ N/FAO Goa l: Sub se c to r situa tio na l a na lysis o f Gum a c a c ia in suppo rting po ve rty re duc tio n, ho use ho ld live liho o ds a nd fo o d se c urity in S. Suda n unding : SNV/ Go ve rnme nt o f So uthe rn F Suda n/ F AO Country: So uthe rn Suda n Approa c h: A ra pid g um sub se c to r a na lysis fo c using Probability map showing gum re sourc e s in Southe rn Sudan o n thre e sta te s na me ly: Uppe r Nile Sta te (UNS), No rth Ba rh E l Gha za l Sta te (NBE GS) a nd E a ste rn E q ua to ria Sta te (E E S). Ac hie ve me nts: A multi sta ke ho lde rs’ wo rksho p wa s he ld in July 2009 to sha re the re sults o f the study. A mo re de ta ile d re so urc e a sse ssme nt a nd ma pping study suppo rte d b y F AO wa s unde rta ke n in Ma y 2010 a nd a pro b a b ility ma p sho wing g um re so urc e s o f So uthe rn Suda n wa s pro duc e d
3.2.5 NGARA/ IGAD - F or mulating a str ate gy for pr oduc tion, value addition and mar ke ting of pr oduc ts fr om the ASAL s of IGAD me mbe r c ountr ie s Org a nize d a nd e xhib ite d NWF Ps fro m the ASAL s a t the K e nya Pa sto ra l We e k (De c 2010) Na tio na l Re po rts we re de ve lo pe d b y c o untry e xpe rts se le c te d fro m NGARA E xpe rts Da ta b a se o n the sta tus o f NWF Ps in e a c h o f the IGAD Me mb e r Co untrie s NGARA in c o lla b o ra tio n with IGAD de ve lo pe d a Co mpe ndium a nd Online Da ta b a se fo r NWF Ps
3.2 .2.6 .6 L Link nking ng P Pro rodu ducing ng Co Communi nities t to Mark arkets L inking na tio na l, re g io na l a nd inte rna tio na l g um a nd re sin b uye rs to c o mmunitie s a nd pro duc e r a sso c ia tio ns in me mb e r c o untrie s thro ug h e ma ils a nd the ng a ra we b site . I n July/ Aug ust 2010 NGARA o rg a nize d a fa c t finding missio n fo r the Ma na g ing Dire c to r o f a Bra zilia n c o mpa ny MIL AGROS , the la rg e st impo rte r o f g um re sins in So uth Ame ric a , to K e nya a nd So ma lila nd . T he missio n e xplo re d o ppo rtunitie s to b uy myrrh a nd fra nkinc e nse dire c tly fro m pro duc e rs a nd tra de rs in b o th c o untrie s. is no w b uying fra nkinc e nse dire c tly fro m tra de rs in MIL GRAOS Ha rg e isa . I n a dditio n the y a re c urre ntly inve stig a ting using fra nkinc e nse fro m K e nya n Bo swe llia spps fo r use in pe rfume ry o f c hurc h furniture with a ho pe to b uy dire c tly fro m K e nya n tra de rs Serolipi, Kenya Hargeisa, Somaliland KEFRI, Karura
Recommend
More recommend
