bio trade in nepal
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Himalayan Bio Trade Pvt. Ltd- Sustainable Sourcing and Marketing of Natural Products: A
Success Story
Agriculture and Forestry Sector
Saraswoti Rai Gurung
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Where we work?
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Our success story: Production to Export
• Himalayan Bio Trade Limited (HBTL), a natural products processing and marketing company with a focus on community enterprise, was established in 2000
• With focus on domestic market initially we started production of Wintergreen oil and Handmade paper in 1996 in Dolakha
• Our goal is to create income and employment in the rural parts of Nepal and linking these value added communities produce to international market
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What are our products?
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Our success story: Production to Export
• We partnered with Aveda Corporation to achieve the common goal of producing sustainable, social and environmental plant-based products in 2003
• This partnership helped us secure world’s first FSC certified handmade paper; Nepali Lokta paper
• As of 2016, Aveda Corporation has purchased a total of 2.5 million sheets and props
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Our success story: Production to Export• HBTL and its community enterprises have received Forest
Stewardship Council (FSC) Organic and Wildlife Friendly Certifications
• HBTL offers a range of certified organic natural products, including essential oils, Nepali handmade paper products, Himalayan nettle products, Vegetable oils and herbs
• HBTL started exporting essential oil in 2003 and now expanded to over 20 countries with more than 50 companies valued (approx. NPR 85 millions in 2015/16)
• HBTL is now working in 30 districts in Nepal and has 100 distilleries and 10 expellers
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Our success story: Production to Export• Our annual production is about 15 tons of essential
oils, 500,000 sheets of handmade paper, 25 tons of vegetable oils and over 15 tons of raw herbs
• HBTL has created income and employment opportunities to over 15,000 people of whom about 90% are woman
• A total of 550 households benefitted from Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, the majority belonging to indigenous communities are involved in Lokta collection and Nepali paper making
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Whom we work with?
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Challenges of Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP)
• Lack of stock inventory of NTFP
• Many potential herbs are not yet in the Government Royalty list, thus have no clear policy/mechanism of their collection and processing, though revision is underway.
• No clear policy and mechanism to encourage exports of NTFP.
• Lack of skilled manpower and poor industrial relations are some of the key issues.
• Lack of efficient processing technology.
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Whom we work with?
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Prospects of FDI in Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP)
• It is important that government should prioritize Natural Products in high priority due to its huge demand in global market
• However, lack of appropriate technology for processing has added cost to the products. We can lower cost if we could value add it in Nepal
• FDI through a joint-venture partnership model can be helpful in enhancing technology in producing and marketing natural products
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Prospects of FDI in Non Timber Forest Product (NTFP)
• In addition, FDI can be instrumental in producing skilled manpower to produce natural products with higher value addition
• However, need of clear government policies and programs to FDI in the areas like subsidy to farmers and SMEs, technological innovation, value addition and incentives for exporters
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Socio-economic Prospects of NTFP Sector
• Income and employment creation at local level
• Remote rural woman, basically in high mountains dependent on collection and trade of NTFP for livelihood
• Approx. 350,000 people are involved in the NTFP value chain
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HBTL and social responsibility
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