tailieunhanh - Developing Smallholder Rubber Production

First among the threats to forest biodiversity identified by BirdLife International and the Forest Inventory and Planning Institute (FIPI) is hunting, because of the value and rarity of the game, followed by firewood and other non- timber forest product (NTFP) collection, timber cutting, forest fires (including human-made as part of scrap metal collection) and clearance of forest land for agriculture (Le Trong Trai et al. 2001). But the threats are usually specific to each site, and detailed information is needed for each location, as we did in Khe Tran. In June and July 2001, the nature reserve project team including the. | I n 26 September 2009 Evaluation and capitalisation Series Ex Pos t Developing Smallholder Rubber Production Lessons from AFD s Experience Jocelyne Delarue Evaluation and Capitalisation Unit AFD Research Department Evaluation and Capitalisation Unit Agence Franọaise de Développement 5 rue Roland Barthes 75012 Paris France Foreword The Evaluation and Capitalization series comprises works of retrospective analysis of development policies and interventions in which the AFD has participated Disclaimer The analysis and conclusions of this document are those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect the official position of the AFD or its partner institutions. Director of publication Jean-Michel SEVERINO Editorial Director Jean-David NAUDET ISSN 1958-590X Copyright August 2009 Page Layout Marcelle LARNICOL Developing Smallholder Rubber Production TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 5 1. AFD s interventions to support rubber plantations 6 Evolution of AFD financing for rubber plantations 6 Objectives and frameworks for implementing projects to support smallholder rubber plantations 8 2. Implementations in line with objectives 11 Areas planted within the projects 11 Large cost variations for establishing plantations 13 The quality of the plantations established 16 Profitability of rubber plantations 17 3. Targets and impact 21 Socioeconomic profile of beneficiaries 22 Conditions of access to the project 24 Impacts 28 4. Sustainability and leverage of AFD s actions to support smallholder rubber plantations 31 The exponential development of spontaneous plantations 31 Can AFD s projects support the spontaneous development of smallholder rubber plantations 33 5. Lessons learned 40 Strengths and limits of the model 40 Short-term interventions in a long-term cycle 42 What interventions with what objectives 44 Conclusion 45 Appendices 49 List of acronyms and abbreviations 59 AFD 2009 e exPost I