Learning resources for community-based forest enterprises
FAO's Linking Farmers to Markets, a selection of brief case studies of ways in which farmers have linked with markets, through their own efforts and with assistance from others. FAO's Rural Income Generating Activities (RIGA) project aims at promoting the understanding of the role of such activities for poverty reduction and development. Competency-based Economies, Formation of Enterprise (CEFE) has evolved from an approach training individuals who want to start their own enterprise to a comprehensive training methodology. Microfinancing opportunities: Reports and information from community-based forest enterprise partnersSupporting Small Forest Enterprises: A Cross Sectoral Review of Best PracticesBy Duncan MacQueen, International Institute of Environment and Develoment, 2008 This report reviews the growing consensus on best practice support structures for small and medium enterprises in a framework widely known as 'market system development'. The framework unites attempts to strengthen enterprise associations, provide Financial and Business Development Services and transform the Business Environment.
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