ANSAB's activities in this programs area include:
a) Enterprise planning and development: ANSAB's programs facilitate the development of effective community enterprise models and exemplary enterprises in Nepal. Community enterprise models are developed by transforming community institutions into enterprise entities and by improving access to enterprise development services for the poorest of the poor in the communities. ANSAB's role in the development includes: helping local entrepreneurs,farmers groups,Community Forest User Group (CFUGs) and cooperatives to identify their entreprise options, undertake feasibility studies,develop business plans,establish entreprises and markets, improve the quality of products, and gain certifications.
ANSAB assists three different types of enterprises:
i) Poor and women focused micro and small enterprises:
These groups are within CFUGs and farmers groups and primarily focus on activities such as collecting, cultivating and marketing NTFPs, processing allo and nigalo, making handmade paper, keeping bees, sawing timber, retailing groceries, supplying agricultural and veterinary services, farming vegetables and animals, and supplying raw materials to value-addes processing enterprises.
ii) Value added processing and marketing enterprises:
These business are located in rural Nepal and undertake activities such as making ahandmade paper, distilling essential oils, processing timber and fuel wood, producing bio briquettes, furniture, aloo thread, nigalo products and fabric, expelling dhatelo oil, marketing of community products.
iii) Natural enterprises:
ANSAB helps to consolidate the different enterprise' community products and assists major companies such as Himalayan Bio Trade (primarily on essential oils, handmade paper, and dried herb), Gorkha Ayurved Company (GAC) (primarily on ayurbedic medicines and food supplements from various medicinal herbs); teas, juices, and personal care products); and bio Fuel Supplier (on Bio-Briquettes) to access national and international markets.
b) Value chain promotion and its subsequent market linkage
i) Poor and women focused micro and small enterprises:
These groups are within CFUGs and farmers groups and primarily focus on activities such as collecting, cultivating and marketing NTFPs, processing allo and nigalo, making handmade paper, keeping bees, sawing timber, retailing groceries, supplying agricultural and veterinary services, farming vegetables and animals, and supplying raw materials to value-addes processing enterprises.
ii) Value added processing and marketing enterprises:
These business are located in rural Nepal and undertake activities such as making ahandmade paper, distilling essential oils, processing timber and fuel wood, producing bio briquettes, furniture, aloo thread, nigalo products and fabric, expelling dhatelo oil, marketing of community products.
iii) Natural enterprises:
ANSAB helps to consolidate the different enterprise' community products and assists major companies such as Himalayan Bio Trade (primarily on essential oils, handmade paper, and dried herb), Gorkha Ayurved Company (GAC) (primarily on ayurbedic medicines and food supplements from various medicinal herbs); teas, juices, and personal care products); and bio Fuel Supplier (on Bio-Briquettes) to access national and international markets.
b) Value chain promotion and its subsequent market linkage
ANSAB, through its networks,links communities manufacturing natural products (CFUGs) with producer (local value-added processing and marketing enterprises) and international buyers. ANSAB also collects and disseminates market information and facilitaes buyer- seller interactions and agreements. Sub-sector that have benefitted from ANSAB's involvement include. Nepali handmade paper, essential oils, selected high value crops (such as NTFP's), bio-briquettes, and timber.
c) Product Certification
ANSAB facilitates the product certification process (for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and organic certification) for enterprises by providing certification trainings, developing production/management systems, and facilitating certification assessments, and annual internal and external audits.
ANSAB facilitates the product certification process (for Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certification and organic certification) for enterprises by providing certification trainings, developing production/management systems, and facilitating certification assessments, and annual internal and external audits.
d) Business Development Services
ANSAB facilitates rural community based forest enterprises'access to financial and non-financial services by linking them with BDS providers (including local resource person and community resource centres), commercial banks,micro finance institutions and other financial service providers and works to increase sales and gain access to new international markets.
e)Marketing Information Systems
Developed through multi-stakeholders'interactions and facilitated by ANSAB, this service collects and analyzes marketing information on various high value crops (such as NTFPs) and disseminates it to collectors,local traders, entrepreneurs and development facilitators through electronic, print and audio media. Service offered include: marketing information (i.e, price lists, directories, manuals), market study reports, online databases, and market strategies.
ANSAB facilitates rural community based forest enterprises'access to financial and non-financial services by linking them with BDS providers (including local resource person and community resource centres), commercial banks,micro finance institutions and other financial service providers and works to increase sales and gain access to new international markets.
e)Marketing Information Systems
Developed through multi-stakeholders'interactions and facilitated by ANSAB, this service collects and analyzes marketing information on various high value crops (such as NTFPs) and disseminates it to collectors,local traders, entrepreneurs and development facilitators through electronic, print and audio media. Service offered include: marketing information (i.e, price lists, directories, manuals), market study reports, online databases, and market strategies.
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