1. High Value Products/Services and Value Chains Giridhar Kinhal Team Leader HVP-VCs ICIMOD

2. High Value Products/Services Promoting the development of mountain high value niche products (e.g. Non-Timber Forest Products, medicinal, aromatic plants, beekeeping) & Services e.g. Tourism

3. High Value Products Comparative Advantages: Highly diverse resource base in the mountains Traditional knowledge is available Less competition with plain areas High demand for products in emerging markets

4. Value Chain Approach The Value Chain Approach is used as a central tool to identify strategies for income generation and poverty reduction. Focussing on strengthening rural-urban and highland-lowland linkages through analysis and interventions in pro-poor value chains. Analysis leads to identification of leverage points for pro-poor interventions Development of a ‘Pro-poor Mountain Sensitive Value Chain Framework’ Interventions: Product quality and quantity Quality control mechanisms and standards (labelling, certification, organic production) Development of market information systems for mountain producers Policy change

5. Linking Poor Producers to Markets: Developing Pro-poor Value Chains for Cinnamomum tamala (Bay leaf): ODI/IDRC Thrusts Nepal: Through FECOFUN Producer groups: Private Producers: Trader contract Quality: Local certification India : Through HARC Government ownership Women SHGs Policy readjustments: Harvest area and Mandi system Equitable allocation of resource

6. “Enhancing Livelihood & Reducing Poverty of Mountain People by Linking High Value Products & Services (HVPS) to Value Chain Development” Ford Foundation Nepal: Ritha through ANSAB India : Malta through HARC  Tourism development through Community participation

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