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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
The he Ne Networ
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Natur ural G Gum ums an and Re Resins i in Africa ( a (NG NGARA): St Stat atus us an and Way ay For
ard
Gum Ar abic White F r ankinc e nse Myr hh Hagar
Ben Chikamai & Sheila S. Mbiru KEFRI/NGARA
1. 1.0 Backgrou
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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 pro duc tio n, q ua lity a nd ma rke ts o f g um a ra b ic in Afric a ;
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
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n 2000 – NGARA e sta b lishe d in a fo llo w up wo rksho p in Na iro b i. 10 c o untrie s a nd 4 pa rtne rs. Curre ntly the re a re 15 me mb e rs c o untrie s.
Burkina Faso, Chad, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda NGARA Members Countries
2. 2.0 Mis issio ion a and Ob d Objec ective ves
Mission
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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
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
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.
the se c to r.
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
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;
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mpro ving c a pa c ity o f pro duc ing c o untrie s in c o o rdina ting 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 .
Countr ie s: All 14 NGARA me mb e r c o untrie s 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
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
c ial Gums in Nor the r n Somalia (Somaliland & Puntland) F 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
Countr y: Nor the r n Somalia (Somaliland & Puntland) Appr
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 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
Goal:
Sc ie ntific Re se a rc h type pro je c t d e ve lo pe d und e r
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
e so ur c e pr
abic pr
ar id and se mi-ar id sub-Sahar an Afr ic a T he ove r 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
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 .
F unding:
E U I NCODE V fro m July 2007 – June 2011
Countr ie s: Came r
and Se ne gal
Appr
Uniq ue No rth & So uth Appro a c h invo lving E uro pe a n & Afric a n 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 traders, North Senegal Gum cleaning and sorting, Dakar Gum research, Cameroon
3. 3.2. 2.3 Dev evel elopmen ment o
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
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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;
de ntific a tio n, Ma pping & I nve nto ry
(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
F unding : SNV/ Go ve rnme nt o f So uthe rn
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
(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).
Probability map showing gum re sourc e s in Southe rn Sudan
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
NWF Ps fro m the ASAL s a t the K e nya Pa sto ra l We e k (De c 2010)
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
IGAD de ve lo pe d a Co mpe ndium a nd Online Da ta b a se fo r NWF Ps
3.2.5 NGARA/ IGAD - F
mulating a str ate gy for pr
addition and mar ke ting of pr
s of IGAD me mbe r c ountr ie s
3.2 .2.6 .6 L Link nking ng P Pro rodu ducing ng Co Communi nities t to Mark arkets
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 .
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.
GRAOS
is no w b uying fra nkinc e nse dire c tly fro m tra de rs in 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
4.0 .0 Oth ther NG NGARA RA a acti tivi vities
Pr
mation
nfo rma tio n ma de a va ila b le na tio na lly, re g io na lly a nd inte rna tio na lly thro ug h e ma ils, e nq uire s o n NGARA we b site (www.ng a ra .o rg ), visits to the Se c re ta ria t o ffic e a nd te le pho ne c a lls
T C, Ge ne va Pro viding info rma tio n fo r pro duc tio n o f Qua rte rly e ditio n b ulle tins fo r g um a ra b ic a nd g um re sins
5.0 .0 Les essons l lear arnt an and Ch Chal allenges
Co mmunic a tio n a nd e xc ha ng e o f info rma tio n a nd e xpe rie nc e s a mo ng
NGARA me mb e r c o untrie s a nd pa rtne rs ha s b e e n e nha nc e d a nd inc re a se d c o lla b o ra tio n b e twe e n Ang lo pho ne & F ra nc o pho ne c o untrie s. Ho we ve r c o mmunic a tio n b e twe e n fo c a l po ints a nd Se c re ta ria t ha s no t b e e n e ffic ie nt a s e xpe c te d pa rtly b e c a use o f insuffic ie nt fe e db a c k fro m fo c a l po ints. E ffe c tive Na tio na l F
Syne rg ie s with re la te d pro g ra ms, NGOs, CBOs, priva te se c to r, inte rna tio na l
inte rve ntio n a re a s a nd ne e d to b e e sta b lishe d a nd stre ng the ne d . Ho we ve r the diffe re nt a ppro a c he s ne e d to ha rmo nize d
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sta b lishme nt o f Pro duc e r a sso c ia tio ns is a ma jo r stra te g y to e mpo we r rura l c o mmunitie s to me a ning fully pa rtic ipa te in tra de a nd ma rke ting o f dryla nd c o mmo ditie s a s we ll a s susta ina b ility ma na g e the ir e nviro nme nt. Na tio na l a sso c ia tio ns sho uld a lso b e e sta b lishe d o r stre ng the ne d to de ve lo p na tio na l po lic y o n the ma na g e me nt o f the se re so urc e s a nd de ve lo p ma rke ts to impro ve b e ne fit sha ring a nd sta b ilize supply a nd ma rke t pric e s.
Ade q ua te re so urc e s ne e d to b e mo b ilize d to imple me nt pro g ra ms in me mb e r
c o untrie s a nd e xpa nd a nd upsc a le e xisting pro g ra ms
6.0 .0 Way Way Fo Forwar ard
Re struc ture NGARA to NE
F OL A (Ne two rk o f F
ive liho o ds in Afric a ) to b ro a de n the ma nda te to inc lude o the r fo re st c o mmo ditie s impa c ting o n the live liho o ds o f c o mmunitie s in line with re q ue sts fro m sta ke ho lde rs
Co ntinue se e king c o lla b o ra tio n with o the r pa rtne rs a nd stre ng the n syne rg ie s
a nd c o mple me nta ritie s with o n g o ing initia tive s in the re g io n
Suppo rt re g io na l c o o pe ra tio n thro ug h info rma tio n g e ne ra tio n, e xc ha ng e
a nd disse mina tio n a nd ne two rking b e twe e n a nd a mo ng me mb e r c o untrie s
Stre ng the n the c o mme rc ia liza tio n o f dryla nd c o mmo ditie s thro ug h;
ha rve sting te c hno lo g ie s)
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nha nc e the c a pa c ity o f lo c a l pro duc e rs in me mb e r c o untrie s.
Unde rta ke re se a rc h fo r susta ina b le re so urc e ma na g e me nt fo r o ptima l
pro duc tio n o f yie ld a nd q ua lity
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T he NGARA Se c re ta ria t P.O. Box 64636 – 00620 Na irobi, Ke nya T e l: + 254 20 2020623 E ma il: info@ng a ra .org www.ng a ra .org