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Win-wins in forest product value chains? How governance impacts the
sustainability of livelihoods based on non-timber forest products from Cameroon
Ingram, V.J.
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2014
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Ingram, V. J. (2014). Win-wins in forest product value chains? How governance impacts the
sustainability of livelihoods based on non-timber forest products from Cameroon.
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This table specifies the major PAR activities. There was also ongoing contact with many actors in unorganised meetings, through emails and
telephone calls and by chance during visits to project areas throughout the period 2004 to 2013.
Activity Date Location No
days Actors Partners Documentation
2005
NTFP marketing workshop 12-13 January, 15
May & 8 June Fundong, Lebialem, Bamenda 4 WHINCONET members SNV Workshop Reports
Prunus baseline, actors
identification& analysis May, 7-8 July, August Bamenda 10 CBCS, WHINCONET, ASSOFOMI, ASSOKOFOMI, ANCO, Fon Oku SNV WHINCOENT illegal prunus harvest report Dec 2005
2006
NTFP markets workshop 1 February Ebolowa 1 15 actors in chain (see report) SNV,
ONEPCAM SNV report
NW Environmental
stakeholders meetings 20 June, 6 October Bamenda 1 18 actors in chain (see reports) SNV Reports
Honey Market Forum 15-17 November Limbe 2 74 actors in chain (see report) SNV SNV report
2007
NW Environmental
stakeholders meetings 7 January Bamenda 1 10 actors in chain (see reports) SNV Reports
Honey actor interviews January Belo, Fundong,
Bamenda 2 BERUDEP, beefarmers SNV SNV Mission report
Honey actor interviews 6-8 February Oku, Kumbo 2 Oku Honey coop, beefarmers SNV SNV Mission report
Field visits to verify Honey
Chain South West 14-16 February Buea, Limbe 5 CERUT, BDC, RUDA SNV SNV Mission report
Prunus lobby & advocacy
and joint research March - June Fundong, Lebialem, Bamenda 25 WHINCONET members SNV WHINCOENT lobby report, summary of
Prunus data, Ingram & Nsawir 2007 FAO Nature & Faune article Field visits, technical
collaboration, identify actors and partners on local & national level
7- 10 March 20-22 March Bamenda, Fundong, Oku Buea, Douala 3 2
GTZ, ANAFOR, Bobeefag MOCAP, CEXPRO, Agrodenre, AFRIMED, ASSOKOFOMI, ANCO, WHINCONET, HONCO, BERUDEP, Oku Honey
SNV, FAO FAO Mission report
Completed FAO questionnaires
Activity Date Location No
days Actors Partners Documentation
Cooperative, ASSOFOMI Field visits to Prunus
partners 18 March Bamenda 1 PAFRA, ANAFOR, MinFoF SNV Field notes – Prunus data summary
Meetings honey partners 26 March Bamenda 1 VSO, UGIPROMNAD SNV Field notes
Prunus data summary Field visit, rapid prunus
inventory & Prunus Training workshop, Traditional bark harvester interviews
25-31 March Oku 7 MOCAP, ASSOFOMI, ASSOKOFOMI SNV/FGF,
MOCAP MOCAP Workshop Report,
SNV/WHINCONET Inventory report Field visits to Prunus &
honey partners 17 & 26 April Yaoundé 1 MINEPIA, ANAFOR SNV, FAO SNV mission report
Field visits to Prunus &
honey partners 16 May Fundong 1 ASSOKOFOMI SNV Field notes Prunus data summary
Field visits, Prunus and
honey interviews 22-25 May Tombel, Korup, Muanengouba 4 Tombel Beekeepers, Villa Luciole, PFPF, Nature Concern, KREO-Krogan
SNV FAO: Completed
questionnaires
Project progress meeting 12 June Yaoundé 1 SNV, CIFOR, ICRAF, MinFoF FAO FAO report
Prunus stakeholders
conflict resolution meeting 27-29 June Oku 3 ASSOFOMI, ASSOKOFOMI, WHINCONET, CBCS SNV SNV WHINCONET Workshop Report
Prunus stakeholders
meetings 12 July Fundong 1 ASSOKOFOMI, WHINCONET SNV SNV Mission report
Prunus stakeholders
meetings 17-18 July Kumbo, Oku 2 ASSOFOMI, WHINCONET SNV SNV Mission report
Traditional harvest
meetings 19 July Mobh Bolem, Fundong 1 ASSOKOFOMI SNV SNV Mission report
Honey Business Skills Training preparation- link with GCP/RAF/398/GER
24-26 August Bamenda 3 ANCO SNV, FAO FAO ToR Atelier PME
version 1608 Honey Business Skills
Training preparation 28- 30 August Ndu, Nkambe, Bikhov, Jakiri, Wum 3 ANCO, HONCO, LPC, OFP, Fon Tabeken SNV SNV Mission report Market Chain data sheet
Identification of actors &
partners honey Exporters 9-11 August Yaoundé 3 MINEPIA, VSO SNV SNV Mission report
Planning Honey training trainers, Federation & Prunus workshops
10-11 September Oku 2 Oku Honey Cooperative, Oku
Beefarmers, ASSOFOMI, WHINCONET
SNV SNV Mission report,
Articles of Association
days
Identification of actors & preparation honey Exporters meeting
19-20 September Yaoundé 2 VSO, MINEPIA, GIC d’Espoir, Les
Miellieries SNV, FAO SNV Mission report
Identification of actors & preparation Training of Trainers & Exporters meeting
26 September Dschang, Bafoussam 1 University Dschang, BINUM,
CIPCRE, Sisters of Babete SNV SNV Mission report
Honey Exporters meeting 9 October Yaoundé 1 10 actors in chain (see report) SNV, FAO SNV Meeting report
Prunus presentation at CIFOR Forest & Health workshop
11 -12 October Yaoundé 1 MINFOF, ANAFOR, IRAD, SNV, FAI,
CIFOR SNV, CIFOR Presentation
Prunus platform meeting 12 October Yaoundé 1 MINFOF, ANAFOR, IRAD, SNV, FAI,
CIFOR SNV, FAO, CIFOR Meeting Report
Honey Federation
Workshop 17 October Bamenda 1 40 actors in chain (see report) SNV, FAO SNV Meeting report
Honey ‘Training the Trainers on improved techniques honey & bee products processing’ workshop
22-25 October Bamenda 4 35 actors in chain (see report) SNV Workshop Report
Honey Business skills training & combined FAO 398 project meeting
6-9 November Bamenda 4 35 actors in chain (see report) SNV
FAO, CIFOR
Workshop Report
Prunus follow up 13 November Fundong 1 ASSOKOFOMI, CBCS, WHINCONET SNV Summary of data
Prunus problem analysis &
state of chain workshop 22-23 November Bamenda 2 50 actors in chain (see report) SNV, FAO, CIFOR Workshop Report
Follow up of exporters
meeting 30 November Yaoundé 1 MINEPIA SNV SNV misison report
2008
Mbi FMI Traditional harvesting of Prunus
africana
5 January Mbi 1 Harvesters, CF SNV SNV mission report
NTFP actors meeting 28 Jan -1 Feb Yaoundé 2 Harvesters, exporters, government,
researchers SNV, CIFOR CIFOR-SNV Report
Honey and prunus actor 8–9 February Oku 2 Beefarmers, ASSOFOMI SNV SNV mission report
Activity Date Location No
days Actors Partners Documentation
interviews
CITES meeting 8-11 September Naivsha/Nairobi TRAFFIC, researchers, exporters,
importers, governments CITES Report to SNV/FAO, CITES Report
Prunus platform 16 January Yaoundé 1 50 actors (see report) Harvesters,
exporters, government, researchers
SNV, CIFOR CIFOR-SNV Report
Prunus platform 16 May Buea 1 31 stakeholders (see report) SNV, FAO FAO SW Prunus
platform Report SW Honey Federation
meeting 15 May Buea 1 60 stakeholders (see report) SNV/FAO SNV-FAO report
GH meetings 24 January, 29
January, 20 March and 8, 14 & 19 April 2008, 4-8 June
Ngaoundal 10 Beekeepers, traders Guiding
Hope Report to SNV, GH minutes
Honey exporters meeting 28 April Yaoundé 1 9 actors in chain (see report) Guiding
Hope, FAO SNV misison report
Prunus platform 2 July Yaoundé 1 41 stakeholders (see report) MINFOF WHINCONET Prunus
platform Report Prunus platform –
inventory meeting of scientific advisers
27 August Yaoundé 1 CIFOR, SNV, IRAD, ICRAF, University
Yaoundé, University of Dschang, MINFOF, ANAFOR
MINFOF CIFOR report
Prunus household surveys 3-7 September Kilum Ijum, Oku,
Fundong 6 Harvesters, government CIFOR Baseline report
Honey actors interviews 5-9 May Oku, Kumbo, Tadu 4 Beekeepers SNV SNV Mission report
PROMOTE Exhibition and
presentations 9 December Yaoundé 5 General public, NTFP sector, government SNV,FAO, CIFOR, ICRAF Presentation
2009
NTFP markets 12-13 January Dschang, Bafoussam 2 2 markets CIFOR Cameroon NTFP
FORENET project report 2010
‘Consultative’ meetings
Prunus management plan 20 and 26 February, 1 & 5 April
Yaoundé 4 Harvesters, exporters, government,
researchers MINFOF, ANAFOR Prunus management plan report
MINEPIA meetings 8 & 9 April Yaoundé 1 MINEPIA, beekeepers, exporters Guiding
Hope Interview notes
Guiding Hope meetings February, 15-18 Yaoundé 10 Beekeepers, traders Guiding Photos, interview
days
March, 15 May, 22, 23 25 June, 8 September
Hope notes
Guiding Hope and beekeepers annual meeting
09-14 April Ngaoundal 5 beekeepers, traders Guiding
Hope GH minutes
Gnetum actor meetings
surveys January- February SW: Buea, Limbe Yaoundé markets 8 Harvesters, traders, support ctors CIFOR Photos, interview notes, See Gnetum baseline report
Honey exporters meeting 4 June Bamenda 1 25 actors in chain (see report) SNV,
CIFOR SNV report
Prunus management plan
meetings 15 & 16 April, 8, 10, 11 & 15 June, 30 July, 10 September
Yaoundé 7 MinFoF, GTZ/Kfw, CITES, ANAFOR,
Importers CIFOR See Prunus management plan
report
Prunus actors interviews 2-6 September Bamenda, Oku,
Fundong 4 CFs, CBCS, harvesters, government, traditional authorities CIFOR Interview notes, photos
Bamboo actors 23 -25 November Yaoundé 3 See report MinFoF,
INBAR See Bamboo PCS report
Prunus, bamboo and
honey actors interviews 27-30 November Oku, Kumbo, Bamenda 28 CFs, Fon, government CIFOR Photos, interview notes
Bamboo actors December Yaoundé, East 5 See report MinFoF,
INBAR See Bamboo PCS report
2010
NTFP Market surveys February-June Douala, Bafoussam,
Bamenda, Yaoundé, Ebolowa, Lomié
15 Traders CIFOR Cameroon NTFP
FORENET report June 2010
Gnetum value chain
interviews February, March – June Buea, Limbe, Yaoundé 6 Traders, retailers, exporters CIFOR Gnetum baseline
NTFP markets February to June Abong Mbang, Lomie,
Bafoussam, Bamenda, Belo, Dschang, Kribi, Limbe, Idenau, Lomie, Makenene, Yaounde Ebolowa, Lomié, Ngoundal, Ngaoundéré
5 2 markets CIFOR Cameroon NTFP
FORENET report June 2010
Activity Date Location No
days Actors Partners Documentation
GH Ngoundal mission 22-26 June Ngaoundal 5 actors Guiding
Hope GH minutes
Prunus and honey interviews, field observations
3-6 April SW, Kumba,
Muanengouba 3 Harvesters and traders Interview notes, photos
Bush mango, bamboo,
NTFP markets 18-28 February Centre, East 14 Actors in chains CIFOR Interview notes, photos
Honey exporter and trader
interviews January to July Yaoundé 9 Guiding Hope SNV, OAPI Interview notes
Honey knowledge sharing
meeting 1-2 June Foumban 2 35 actors in national and international chain (see report) SNV SNV report
Raffia and cola actor
interviews June-July NW and West 5 20 actors in chain (see report) CIFOR Interview notes. photos
RENAC honey pre-meeting July Yaoundé 2 Guiding Hope Guiding
Hope GH report
Bioversity prunus meeting
& SW fieldtrip 25-29 October Yaoundé, Mt Cameroon 5 Harvesters, exporters, government, researchers Bioversity Bioversity report
Interviews honey actors 30-31 October Douala, Yaoundé 5 Guiding Hope, honey exporters and
traders CIFOR Meeting notes
Honey 21 October – 2
November Adamaoua 8 Guiding Hope Interview notes, strategic plan
2011
Honey 2 -11 April Adamaoua, Yaoundé 8 Guiding Hope, MinFOF, MINEPIA Interview notes,
strategic plan
Prunus 1 -22
September 22-29 October
SW, NW 7 Harvesters, growers, government,
research Bioversity Internation
al
Report Bioversity
2012
Honey
1-12 April Adamaoua 8 Guiding Hope Interview notes,strategic plan
Honey GI meeting
6-9 April Bamenda, Oku 2 KIWA members, Whinconet,traders, CFs Report
Prunus update
Bamenda, Oku,Yaoundé Fon of Oku, Whinconet, CFs, MinFoF, GTZ, CIFOR Interview notes
2013
Consultations revision
11-22 June and Yaoundé, Buea, Limbe, 14 Traders, Minfof delegates, University Report to GIZ &days
of forestry law
22-27 September Bamenda, Melong,Kumba harvester associations, NGOs Buea, GIZ MinFoF
