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Nepal
Nepal officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked country in South Asia . It is a multiethnic nation with Nepali as the official language. Kathmandu is the nation's capital city.
Nepal is located in the Himalayas and is home to eight of the world's ten tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. The altitudinal variation ranges from about 60m to the top of the world (8,848 m) has made Nepal a rich country in plant bio-diversity.
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• Nepal's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is estimated at over $17.921 billion
• Literacy rate is 65.9% in 2011census.
• Overall Nepal's Human Development Index (HDI) for health was 0.77 in 2011.
• Life expectancy (Average) = 66.16 Years
• Religion Hinduism-81.3%
Introduction
• Nepal is well known for its high biological and cultural diversities.
• 6501 taxa with 5636 species, 206 subspecies; 599 varieties and 60 forma
• 1624 species of medicinal plants • About 396 species are endemic • About 100 species are in trade
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Distribution of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (MAPs)
• High Value Medicinal and Aromatic Plants at the High Altitude ( Above 1800 meters )
• Aromatic Plants in huge scale collected from low altitude areas
Cultivation
• MAPs are cultivated on 5000 hectares of private lands and community forests.
Conservation
Community-Managed Enterprises
•The Asia Network for Sustainable Agriculture and Biodiversity (ANSAB)
•International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)
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Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation
• Policy Design
• Plant Protection and Commercial Cultivation
• Fixation of Royalties
• Design of programme and implementation through its departments, community based organisations, private sector
• Facilitate Plant Collection and Transportation
• Issue Collection and Transit Permit
• Collect Royalties
• Programme implementation- Forest conservation and management, establishment of nurseries in collaboration with community based organisations, private sector, development agencies
Department of Forests
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Department of Plant Resources
DPR
Promotion of MAPs and other NTFP products
Biodiversity Prospecting for MAPs
with Commercialization
Potential GACP Development
Value Addition Technology
Development and Handover
Quality Specification,
Assessment and Certification
Facilitation between the Stakeholders of
MAPs Trade
Cultivation and Processing training
to Farmers
Preparation of Pest Database of
MAPs
Implementing the NTIS* in the Sector of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
(IN-MAPS)
*Nepal Trade Integration Strategy 2010
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Goal
The capacity of the MAPs actors for coordinating and
implementing the NTIS is strengthened for increased
export of Medicinal & Aromatic Plants (MAPs)
Targeted Beneficiaries
Owners and employees of small and medium
enterprise (SME)
Suppliers and producers, including women and
possibly traditional knowledge-holding local groups
Duration: 14 January 2014 to 13 January 2017
Implementation Status of Major Activities Cont.
Three Outcomes
Outcome 1: Production and Processing
Outcome 2: Capacity Development
Outcome 3: Improved Market Access
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Project Coverage: Selected Districts of Mid western and Far
western Region
Far- western Region
Kailali and Kanchanpur Mid- western Region
Pyuthan, Dang, Banke, Surkhet
Project Offices
Kathmandu & Nepalgunj
District: JABAN Branches
Total Beneficiaries : 3642
Chiuri (Aesandra
butyracea)
Timur (Zanthoxylum
armatum)
Mentha (Mentha arvensis) Kurilo (Asparagus racemosus)
Tejpat (Cinnamomum
tamala)
IN-MAPs Prioritized Species
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Nepal’s Major Achievements in MAPS
Collective trademark NEPAL HERBS
finalized
Major Five Traded Species in Nepal
• Cardamom (Seed) - 5,102810 kgs
• Kaulo Bokra (Bark) - 1327687.5 kgs
• Soapnut (Seed) -586,223 kgs
• Cinnamon (Leaf) - 715,365.5 kgs
• Zanthoxylum (Seed) -390,802 kgs
Challenges
• Lack of Value Addition at the local level
• Low scale of production
• Disease and Pest
• Excessive Collection from wild
• Illegal Trade
• Lack of proper market information and bargaining power
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Way Forward
• Promote value addition at the local level
• Promote commercial productions in clusters
• Focus on individual branding of the products
• Priority of plants with medicinal value in forest management
Thank You!!!
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Major MAPs of Nepal
A. Raw plant products Kutki, chiraito, louthsallo, yarchagumba, panchaunle, pakhanved, harro, barro, amala, neem, silajit.
• Spices and flavours Cinnamon, timur, amala, juniper, large cardamom
• Wild mushrooms and health foods Morels, kurilo
Major MAPs of Nepal
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• Dyes and tans
Padamchal,
chutro,
majitho,
louthsallo,
banjh,
thingresallo,
okhar
Major MAPs of Nepal
• B. Products after value-added processing Essential oils and extracts Jatamansi, sugandhawal, titepati, sunpati, juniper, wintergreen, sungadhakokila, abies, deodar,
Major MAPs of Nepal
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Acknowledgements
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