PHILIPPINES RATTAN VALUE CHAIN STUDY - About the Philippines

CONTENTS
Executive Summary ............................................................................................... 1
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................ 2
1.1 Rattan............................................................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Study Sample, Key Variables, and Criteria for Selection of Sites ...................................... 2
2. Structure and Operation of the Rattan Value Chain ..................................... 4
2.1 Physical Flow of Rattan................................................................................................................ 4
2.2 Market Actors ............................................................................................................................... 4
2.3 Gross Output Values ................................................................................................................... 6
2.4 Employment, Differentiating among Permanent, Seasonal, Formal, Informal, and
Gender Roles ............................................................................................................................ 7
2.5 Destination and Concentration of Sales Among Major Buyers and Types of Buyers.. 8
2.6 Price Structure .............................................................................................................................. 8
2.7 Evaluating Vertical Income and Profit ...................................................................................... 9
2.8 Evaluating Horizontal Income and Profit................................................................................. 9
3. Analyzing the Nature, Wealth, and Power Dimensions of the Value Chain10
3.1 Nature Resource Management Mapping and Resource Tenure......................................10
3.2 Wealth Mapping ..........................................................................................................................15
3.3 Power Mapping............................................................................................................................18
4. Policy and Macroeconomic Context .............................................................. 21
4.1 Role of Taxes and Tariffs ..........................................................................................................21
4.2 Export Bans, Production Constraints (Quotas and Permits), and Resource Extraction
Bans............................................................................................................................................21
4.3 Investment Plans for the Rattan Sector or Lack Thereof .................................................21
4.4 Interest in Rattan by Other Donors and the Private Sector in General.......................22
5. Developing an Intervention Strategy for Rattan .......................................... 23
5.1 Identifying Competitive Advantage.........................................................................................23
5.2 Commercially Upgrading the Industry to Realize Competitive Advantage ..................24
References ............................................................................................................. 31
FRAME: PHILIPPINES RATTAN VALUE CHAIN STUDY
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