Ogden Antonio Rodas, National Coordinator FAO/FFF Guatemala, april 2013

Forest & Farm Facility (FFF) Guatemala

Expected outcomes and first steps

Implementing the FFF – Experiences from pilot countries

Background The NFP Facility (2003-2009)

The GFP Facility (2009-12)

The Forest Connect

The National Alliance of Comunity Forests

The financial mechanism products

Sector Studies

Strategy and Methodology

FFF Guatemala – Pillars

Research

Specific process of support (technic, administrative, legal)

Workshops

I. Organizing producer groups

II. Government cross-sector integration

Training

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Policy dialogueNetwork of communities

Business development

National level: (GCI and others)

Local level (GCI operators)

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Pillar I – Platforms and specific issues

Organizing producer

groups

Platforms and issues

Policy dialogue

National Alliance FC

PINPEP Network

National Indigenous

Network

Business development

San Francisco Producers

National Alliance of FC

(Small producers)

Other small producers

Incentives, Illegal Login, REDD, FLEGT

64 mipymes

Pillar II – Platforms and specific issues

Platforms and themes and results

Gubernamental (National level)

Agriculture Food Security

National Alliance FC (Local level)

Pilot BNational Alliance of FC

(Small producers)

Pilot C

Policy instruments for forest and farms designed and visible in the

national agendas

Pilot A

Energy Water

Policy instruments implemented in pilot areas and local vision of

producers is considered

Policy and institutions

Government cross-sector integration

National Alliance of Community Forests

11 second level organizations 300 + first level organizations 388,000 indirect beneficiariesMore than 750,000 ha of forest managed (17.5% of national forest cover and more than 4% of forest cover in Central America)Participate in national and international forums on forests

ACOFOP

ASOCUCH FUNDALACHUA

ASORECH

UT’Z CHE’

FEDERAFOGUA

RENACOR

COGMANGLAR

ASILCOM

ENREDEMONOS

FEDECOVERA

National Allliance

Comission

Acofop Fedecovera Others OFCS

Vision considered in public policy and international Forestry dialogue

Output Pillar Ia: Participation in Policy dialogue of forest communities

Probosque

REDD

FLEGT

Impacts

Comission

National Plan for reduce

IIlegal Loggin

National Alliance

Community Forestry Chamber(CFC)

Mipyme IMipyme 2

Mipyme 3

National Forestry Chamber(Gremial Forestal)

Output Pillar IbOrganising producers for business development

Political incidence

Access to financial and

markets

Enterprise development

Impacts:

Cross Sectoral Coordination

Forestry Service

MAGAMEM

Forestry sector visible in

main government agendas

Output Pillar II Government cross-sector coordination

Impacts:

SESANMAGA

SEGEPLAN

Response:

Added value of FFF in Guatemala Linking main public policy processes

Linking other projects and FAO support and others in the territories, in order to assure greater impacts and real results.

Added value of FFF in Guatemala Provide skills and knowledge to small producers

Facilitate producers associations for policy dialogue and business development

Thank you More information: Ernesto Sinopoli Rep FAO Guatemala Ernesto.Sinopoli@fao.org

Ogden Antonio Rodas National Coordinator FFF ogden.rodas@fao.org