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Announcement of Training Programme on
An academic institution promoted by BASIX Social Enterprise Group
with the mandate to build and disseminate scientific knowledge on live-
lihood promotion to impact large number of livelihoods for the poor in
the country..
BROCHURE
Phone: 0755 - 4000353,
4000354
Training Venue
H O T E L A M A R V I L A S
NTFPs based Livelihood Promotion for
the Tribal and other Forest Dwelling
Communities
8th to 12th March, 2016
Bhopal
183, Zone –1, MP Nagar,
Oppo. DB Mall, Bhopal—
462 011
Supported by Jamsetji Tata Trust, Mumbai
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Announcement of Training Programme
on
NTFPs based Livelihood Promotion for the Tribal and other
Forest Dwelling Communities
8th to 12th March, 2016 Bhopal
Background
Forestry is the second-largest land use in India after agriculture, covering about 641,130
square kilometers, or 22 percent of the total land base. Roughly 275 million poor rural peo-
ple in India—27 percent of the total population— depend on forests for at least part of their
subsistence and cash livelihoods, which they earn from fuel wood, fodder, poles, and a range
of non-timber forest products (NTFPs), such as fruits, flowers, bark, roots and medicinal
and aromatic plants (MAPs). Seventy percent of India’s rural population depends on fuel-
wood to meet domestic energy needs. Half of India’s 89 million tribal people, the most dis-
advantaged section of society, live in forest fringe areas, and they tend to have close cultural
and economic links with the forest. Forestry and logging accounted for just 0.9 percent of
India’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010; adding non-market benefits of environmental
services, subsistence fuel wood, fodder, and especially NTFPs including MAPs, doubles the
GDP contribution (World Bank, 2006). The forests of the country are catering the need of
16% human and 18% of the cattle population of the globe (MoEF, 2006).
The condition of infrastructure in terms of road, transport, communication, market, banks,
health, education and other basic facilities have been weak in the tribal areas due to poor
focus by government on the one and difficult terrain and remote location of these areas on
the other. Adequate investments have not been done for development of agriculture and al-
lied sectors, entrepreneurship and industrial development in the tribal areas. As a result,
the forest dwelling communities have been overwhelming dependent upon forest for their
livelihood security. Over time, pressure has been increasing on forests of the country with
population and .Over exploitation of forest resources and particularly in unscientific manner
has resulted in degradation of forest resources especially MAPs. Moreover, due to lack of ag-
gregation of forest produces at community level, poor value addition and inadequate
transport and communication facilities, the poor forest produce gatherers are not able to
access bigger market. They are compelled to sell their produces in local weekly haat-bazars
wherein in the absence of aggregation, value addition and bargaining power they remain
prone to exploitation by petty traders. So far, the role of primary forest produce gathers has
been by and large restricted to collection and minimum primary value addition of different
NTFPs as per the demand of the local markets which fetch them minimum benefits. The
higher level value addition is done by the traders and processors so as get maximum benefit
of the value of the final products.
On the contrary, demand for various NTFPs especially for herbal and medicinal products
has been increasing rapidly in national and international markets with increasing integra-
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Keeping this in view, various organisation agencies, NGOs and corporate have taken initia-
tive for NTFPs based value chain development with focus on conservation of forest resources,
their production through cultivation in forest and non-forest areas and promoting livelihoods
of the tribal and other forest dwelling communities in recent past. Many of the organisations
have achieved success in their efforts of NTFPs based livelihood promotion and that experi-
ences need to disseminate in other areas for replication of such initiatives. However, it was
found during the situational analysis study on NTFPs based livelihood promotion conducted
by ILRT across the country that the professional engaged in NTFP based livelihood promo-
tion of tribal do need adequate understanding, know-how and skills for planning and imple-
ment NTFPs value chain development interventions so as to achieve the dual purpose of con-
servation of forest resources and ensuring livelihood security of the forest dwelling communi-
ties.
It is in this context that the present training programme, which is designed after situational
analysis of NTFPs based livelihood promotion in India and systematic capacity gap analysis
of the livelihood promoting organisation (LPOs) engaged in NTFPs based livelihood promo-
tion in central and north-eastern states of the country, attempts to build capacities and skills
of professionals on NTFPs based livelihood promotion .
The Objectives
The broad objective of the present training programme is to enhance understanding, know-
how and skills of practitioners in planning and implementation of NTFPs based value
chain development interventions for livelihood promotion of the tribal and other forest
dwelling communities. The specific objectives of the training are as follows -
1. To understanding critical role of NTFPs in tribal economy – socio-economic conditions of
the tribals and role of NTFPs in ensuring tribal livelihood security, major NTFPs – pro-
duction areas, scope and gaps in the sector.
2. To understanding NTFP based value chain analysis and making value chain develop-
ment interventions for different NTFPs.
3. To enhance abilities on promotion of community based enterprises for organised collec-
tion, production, value addition and marketing of NTFPs.
4. Understanding design and implementation of NTFPs based livelihood promotion inter-
ventions such as sustainable harvesting and collection, in-situ and ex-situ conservation,
production, value addition, product development, branding, packaging, certification, le-
gal aspects of NTFPs etc.
5. Developing marketing linkages and planning for marketing of NTFPs including develop-
ing marketing channels, marketing message and branding and marketing management.
6. Developing business plan for NTFPs enterprises for planning and management their
business activities.
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Learning Outcomes
The course will help the participants to enhance their understanding and skills to enable
the primary forest produce gatherers to actively get into the NTFPs based value chain ac-
tivities. The course can become a platform for the participants to reflect and share the diffi-
culties experienced in promoting NTFPs based livelihoods and to find out solutions for the
same through cross learning with other participants and also through case analysis of vari-
ous NTFPs based livelihood intervention made by different agencies across the country
(case studies on different aspect of NTFP based livelihood promotion will be part of the
current course). After acquiring the training, the participants will -
1. Build perspective on NTFPs and their significance in the ensuring livelihood security
of the tribal and other forest dwelling communities,
2. Appreciate the need for NTFP value chain development for livelihood enhancement of
the primary collectors and build understanding on value chain analysis for NTFPs,
3. Build perspective on various types of NTFP related livelihood interventions through case
analysis and would be able to adopt and apply adequate models for NTFPs based liveli-
hood interventions in their respective areas.
4. Develop understanding and skills on value chain development of NTFPs including vari-
ous models for NTFPs production, good harvesting practices, processing and storage pro-
cesses for NTFPs, enterprise promotion for NTFP value chain development, cluster mod-
el for NTFPs business development, business planning of NTFP enterprises and mar-
keting planning and management for NTFPs including brand development and promo-
tion, certification of NTFPs, etc.
5. Understand legal and institutional aspects related to NTFPs and livelihood promo-
tion.
Pedagogy
The course is designed following the principles of adult teaching. Multiple teaching method-
ologies of learning, including interactive lecture, experience sharing, case analysis and dis-
cussions, small group work and presentation, audio-visual aids, simulation exercises and
field visit to understand various aspects/dimensions of NTFPs based livelihood intervention
and their analysis, etc. will be used. The medium of instruction will be in English and Hindi.
Duration of the Course
This 5 days training programme is fully residential in nature and the participants are ex-
pected to reach at the training venue by 9 am of Day 1 of the programme and leave after 4
pm of Day 5 of the programme.
Who Should Participate?
The course is designed to enhance the knowledge base as well as skills on NTFPs based val-
ue chain development and/or integration for enhancing the livelihoods of primary forest pro-
duce gatherers. Field level project managers of LPOs viz. NGOs, Government Agencies, Mis-
sion and Programmes, CSRs and other, key functionaries responsible for design NTFPs
based value chain initiatives, staff of NTFP enterprises would find this programme suitable.
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Resource Persons
The resource persons of the programme will include experienced professionals of the field of
NTFPs based livelihood promotion with excellent academic, field and training background
from within BASIX SEG and other organizations. The team members will be having experi-
ences in the field of—
Forestry especially NTFPs conservation, production and management,
Tribal livelihood promotion especially through NTFPs based livelihood interventions,
NTFPs based value chain analysis and development, NTFPs cluster development, pri-
oritization of NTFPs, NTFPs enterprise development, business planning, marketing
management, etc.
Value addition of NTFPs, product development and diversification, application of tech-
nologies in NTFPs, certification processes, and managing supply chain including trans-
portation, legal and policy aspects related to different NTFPs, etc.
Training Venue
The programme will held at Hotel Amar Vilas, 183 Zone – 1, M. P. Nagar, Bhopal
(M.P) 462011. Tel. No. 0755-4000353, 4000354.
For venue related queries please contact Mr. Raj- Kumar Prajapati @ 7746843838/
9893397426.
Course Fee
The total cost of the 5-days residential program is Rs 15,000 plus service tax @ 14.5%. This
includes course fee and resource material, accommodation on twin sharing basis, food and
field visit. This does not include travel to training venue. Participants will bear the travel
cost to get to and return.
To partially offset the cost, ILRT has mobilized 50% of the total costs through grant funds from Jamsetji Tata Trust. Therefore the net payable amount is Rs 7500/- plus service tax (@14.5%).
Registration
Nomination forms are appended here. The filled in nomination forms must reach us at in
info@ilrtindia.org by 5th March 2016. Nominations will be confirmed only on receipt of fee
at the address given below –
Institute of Livelihood Research Training, BASIX SEG,
3rd Floor Surabhi Arcade, Troop Bazar, Bank Street,
Koti, Hyderabad- 500 001
For registration related queries contact Ms. Anitha @ 09390057426/
anitha.b@ilrtindia.org and Mr. Rajkumar Prajapati @ 7746843838/ 9893397426/
rajkumar.prajapati@ilrtindia.org.
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Mode of Payment
Fee is payable through demand draft/cheque drawn in favour of Institute of Livelihood Re search and Training payable at Hyderabad. Any cancellation of nomination should be in-
formed at least by 28th February, 2016 to avoid forfeit of 50% of the fee (deducted towards
costs incurred by Institute of Livelihood Research and Training.
Contact Persons
For any programme related queries please contact—
Dr. Rajendra Singh Gautam
Associate Dean, ILRT
Mob. 9406661012
E-mail—rajendrasingh.gautam@ilrtindia.org
Mr. Shashank Singh
Senior Faculaty, ILRT
Mob. 7024138864
E-mail—shashank.singh@ilrtindia.org
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Institute of Livelihood Research and Training
Application for programme on “NTFPs based Livelihood Promotion for the Tribal and other Forest Dwelling Communities”
8th March to 12th March, 2016, Bhopal
1. Name__________________________________________________________________________
2. Date of Birth__________________________ 3. Male/Female______________________________
4. Date of enrollment______________________________________________________________
5. Address for Correspondence _____________________________________________________
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Mobile No___________________ Email_______________________________________
6. Permanent Address________________________________________________________________
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7. Educational Details: Qualification___________________________________________________
Board / University_______________________Place__________________Passing Year_________
8. Job Details: Overall Experience: Years_____________ Months_________
9. Experience:
11. Reason for interest in the course:___________________________________________________
12. Payment:
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