1. Commercial opportunities for forest communities
Regional conference on Forest and Farm Producer Organizations (FFPOs) From users to producers: Scaling up FFPOs businesses to implement Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in climate resilient landscapes
Commercial opportunities
for forest communities
Thingaha Hotel, Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar, Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 November, 2017

2. Content Background Changing context Revision of CFI
Commercial opportunities in CFI 2016
Conclusion

3. Background
CFI 1995 was mainly encouraging forest community for self sufficiency in food and forest products
Not granted commercialization in large scale
Free use of land
No tax levied on the products within the community
Pro-poor policy oriented

4. Changing context
Emergence of SDGs and realignment of national economic policy
National rural development schemes
Second generation of CF popping up
Decentralization and liberalization of some control measures of to boost Ease of Doing Business

5. Revision of CFIs
Formation of CFNWG- multi-stakeholder platform
More cooperation with development partners
Stakeholder consultations across the country
CFNWG finalized and issued

6. Commercial opportunities in CFI 2016
Definition of CF…..to create employment and income opportunities from subsistence to
commercial purpose,….
Para Forest Department shall allow establishment of Community Forest based Enterprise (or) Community Forest Enterprise-CFE, by which user

7. Commercial opportunities in CFI 2016
7. In the case mentioned above, Forest Department shall communicate with the relevant departments, local and international organizations, business groups and private entrepreneurs, to be able to provide following assistance to the User Group:
(a)Capacity building of local community by providing technical and socioeconomic trainings
(b)Develop community forest product-based business organizations
(c)Facilitate between producers and customers to secure the market
(d)Assist in formation of national level association or networks through the formation of village, township, district and state/regional level associations or networks, in order to strengthen Community Forestry or Community Forest-based Enterprise
(e)Facilitate to obtain needy capital investment for Community Forestry
(f)Collaborate to get certification by international organizations for standardization, for wood and non-wood forest products and ecosystem services derived from Community Forest
(g)Operate ecotourism through Community Forest based enterprise, with the approval of the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation.

8. Commercial opportunities in CFI 2016
21. Forest Department shall encourage participation and support of concerned departments, local and international organizations, business groups and private entrepreneurs regarding the following Community Forestry activities:
Commercial opportunities in CFI 2016
Commercial opportunities in CFI 2016
Para 21. Forest Department shall encourage participation and support of concerned departments, local and international organizations, business groups and private entrepreneurs regarding the Community Forestry activities:

9. Recommendations Conclusion
Not easy for FD alone and even CFNWG to materialize the provision for CFEs
More assistance from INGOs and UN organization necessary
Scale up the existing model

10. Thank you!