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This article discusses the background, achievements, challenges, and priorities in the forestry and beekeeping sub-sector in Tanzania. It covers topics such as revenue and expenditure, emerging issues, and priority actions for 2015-2016.
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FORESTRY AND BEEKEEPING SUB SECTOR. achievements, challenges and priorities
Content • Background of the Sector • What has been done • Revenue and expenditure • Challenges and way forward • Emerging issues • Priority actions for 2015 – 2016
1. Background of the Forest & Beekeeping Sub Sector in Tanzania • Tanzania has a total land of 945,203 sq km where 4.53% is arable and 6.2% is water. Forests • The Mainland Tanzania has 48.1 million hectares (ha), of forests representing 55% of total land area • Forests provides over 75% of all construction materials. • 92% of total energy demand comes from forests. • Employs 3 million people • Supports local livelihood systems – pasture, honey, food, ecosystem services.
Background cont. Beekeeping • Beekeeping is playing a significant socio-economic role as a source of: • Food for rural people • Raw materials for industry • Income for beekeepers and intermediaries • generates about US$ 2 million p.a • employs about 2 million people • helps in bio-diversity and in increasing agricultural production through pollination.
2. Progress • 104 village forest reserves were declared • 274 joint forest management agreements signed • National Forest Programme (2001 – 2010) reviewed and revised. • Forest and Beekeeping policies are under review. • Increased revenue collection • Harvesting regulation are being reviewed • Benefit sharing guidelines in place • NAFORMA completed
3. Revenue and expenditure. Revenue • TZS 73,567,846,375 was collected in 2013/14. Estimate was TZS 68,173,076,760 • Sources • Forestry export certificates and permits • Rent – Telecommunication • Forestry Royalties, • Receipts from Logging and Miscellaneous Deposit Account (LMDA), • Receipts from Registration fees, • Receipts from compounding fees, • Receipts from Honey an bees wax,
Revenue and expenditure Expenditure • TZS. 55,932,127,768 was approved for the FY 2013/14. • Expenditure was TZS. 47,901,145,480 • equivalent to 86 percent was disbursed and spent to implement planned activities.
4. Challenges and Way forward Challenges • Lack of investment in sustainable charcoal production and beekeeping • Inadequate funding • Inadequate trained extension staff • High demand for PFM and beekeeping initiatives from Non-PFM implementing villages; • Illegal activities like uncontrolled harvesting • Limited information on beekeeping in Tanzania. • Illegal trading and trafficking of forest and bee products at exit points along the coast shores or boarders.
Way forward • The promote investment in beekeeping as well as sustainable charcoal production. • Law enforcement and governance • Promote planting of fast growing bee plants / trees • Promote beekeeping activities in forest/bee reserves • Intensify extension services • District and communities to apply for PFM and beekeeping initiative funding from Tanzania Forest Fund.
Way forward …. • Capacity building and training of staff • strengthen training institutions • Involve decision makers in sustainable forest management
5. Emerging issue and actions for 2015/2016 Issue Wood supply and demand • Wood demand exceeds sustainable supply • The available wood for harvesting at sustainable level is 42.8 million m3 • Annual demand of wood is 62.3 m3 • Gap is 19.5 million m3
Priority actions • Forest plantation establishment • Promote small holder tree growing initiatives • Collection of beekeeping information