FOREWORD

In 2009, the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH- the Environment and Rural Development Program (EnRD) commissioned a value chain study on wood and non-timber products (rattan and bamboo). One of the success indicators of the GIZ-EnRD Program is the increase of the income of individual farmers and people’s organizations (POs) in Leyte Island that have participated in government’s reforestation efforts through the Community-Based Forest Management (CBFM) Program. The CBFM program links the rehabilitation of degraded forest areas with the provision of livelihood for the communities that are responsible for the development, protection and conservation of resources such as timber and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in forestlands.

Planting fast-growing timber such as Gmelina and Mahogany, and NTFPs such as rattan and bamboo has been encouraged as one of the strategies to help restore denuded forest areas. Through time, these planted species have matured and become ready for harvest. Harvesting, processing and utilizing these resources offer farmers opportunities to benefit from their contribution to reforestation and plantation. The harvesting particularly of plantation-grown timber was also in line with Region 8’s Wood Processing Rationalization Plan, which aims to establish a wood processing sector in the Eastern Visayas with a solid base of sustainably supplied raw materials.

The value chains were mapped using the GIZ ValueLinks framework. The study involved a three-month period of gathering primary and secondary data from various government agencies and private sector organizations.

The value chains were validated in two subsequent workshops attended by various stakeholders representing the respective actors and enablers. The participants came up with a set of recommended action programs that stakeholders agreed to pursue to fulfill the vision of the respective value chains within the next three (3) years. (2010-2012).

This study is an effort to help understand how farmers can benefit more from plantation wood, rattan and bamboo that are processed into different consumer products, especially furniture.It provides an overview about the industries, including local and global market, and the market demand for plantation wood, rattan and bamboo. The study also identifies how the target groups could get maximum returns for their products. It describes which sub-sector has the most potential in terms of market demand, value addition and income generation for the benefit of the various operators in the respective value chains. The study gives a special focus on forest farmers who are dependent upon the income derived from forest and agroforestry products.

Results will be useful in enabling farmers and communities to maximize the benefits they derive from forestry activities in order to make a living and at the same time protect the resources in upland areas.

Acronyms and Abbreviations

aaC annual allowable Cut a & D alienable and Disposable ACIAR Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research aWP annual Work Plan bd.ft. board feet C&I Criteria and Indicators CaRP Comprehensive agrarian Reform Program Cbfm Community-based forest management Cbfma Community-based forest management agreement CENRO Community Environment and Natural Resources Office CfIf Cebu furniture Industries federation CfIP Chamber of furniture Industries of the Philippines CIF Cost, Insurance, Freight CIM Centrum für Internationale Migration und Entwicklung CITC Cottage Industry Technology Center CLOA Certificate of Land Ownership Award CNFPO Certificate of Non-Timber Forest Products Origin CO Certificate of Origin CRMF Community Resource Management Framework CTPO Certificate of Tree Plantation Ownership CTPO Certificate of Tree Plantation Ownership CV Certificate of Verification cu.m. Cubic meter DA Department of Agriculture Dao Department administrative order DENR Department of Environment and Natural Resources DMC Department Memorandum Circular Dmo Department memorandum order DOST Department of Science and Technology DTI Department of Trade and Industry ECC Environmental Clearance Certificate Emb Environmental management bureau EnRD Environment and Rural Development ENRO Environment and Natural Resources Office EO Executive Order ERDB Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau fDC forestry Development Center fLma forest Land management agreement fmb forest management bureau fob free on board FPRDI Forest Products Research and Development Institute GDH Gifts, Décors and Houseware GIZ Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (gIZ) gmbh Ha Hectare Ifma Integrated forest management agreement IfP Industrial forest Plantation ISF Integrated Social Forestry ITTO International Tropical Timber Organization k Kilo LCCI Leyte Chamber of Commerce and Industry LGU Local Government Unit Lm Lineal meter m3 Cubic meter mao ministry administrative order mDf medium Density fiberboard MFPC Multi-Sectoral Forest Protection Council MNR Ministry of Natural Resources moa memorandum of agreement nCR national Capital Region NRDC Natural Resources Development Corporation NTFP Non-Timber Forest Product OTOP One Town, One Product OWBMA Other Wood-Based Manufactured Articles PCA Philippine Coconut Authority PCARRD Philippine Council for Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resources Research and Development PCHI Philippine Chamber of Handicraft Industries PD Presidential Decree PENRO Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office PfDa Private forest Development agreement PFS Philippine Forestry Statistics PLTL Private Land Timber License PLTP Private Land Timber Permit PLTPCP Private Land Timber Plantation Cutting Permit PO People’s Organization PnoC Philippine national oil Company PTC Permit to Cut PWPA Philippine Wood Producers Association RA Republic Act RED Regional Executive Director RfmP Revised forestry master Plan RSD Rattan Special Deposit RUP Resource Utilization Permit SCP Special Cutting Permit SIFMA Social Integrated Forest Management Agreement Smf Self monitoring form SoP Standard operating Payment SPLTP Special Private Land Timber Plantation SPWP Secondary Processed Wood Product SYC Sustained Yield Cut TESDA Technical Education and Skills Development authority TLA Timber License Agreement UPLb University of the Philippines Los baños UTM Universal Transverse Mercator VC Value Chain VSU Visayas State University WRP Wood Recovery Permit WPRP Wood Processing Rationalization Plan