Kenya Commercial Forestry Investment Conference & Expo

“Commercial Forestry Investment for Wealth Creation, Boosting Manufacturing, Food security, Health and attainment of 10% tree cover in Kenya”

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DATE November 23rd - 26th, 2021
TIME Full Day
CATEGORY Conference
LOCATION KEFRI, Muguga
Conference Registration Closed

Email Address: commercialconference2020@kefri.org

Telephone Number: +254 114 915 718

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Key Event Highlights

Tree Seed Production, Distribution and Trade.

Forest Plantation and Management.

Forest Product Processing Value Addition and Technologies.

Bamboo Production, Processing and Utilization.

Regional Trade for Key Products.

Investment and Financing Models for Forestry Sector.

Education and Skills Development for Commercial Forestry.

Policy Legislation and Governance.

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About Event

Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI) is organizing a Commercial Forestry Investment Conference to be held at KEFRI headquarters from 23rd – 26 th November 2021. The objective of the conference is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, experiences and the potential of commercial forestry investment in Kenya. The theme of the conference is

“Commercial Forestry Investment for Wealth Creation, Enhancing Manufacturing, Food Security, Health and attainment of 10% tree cover in Kenya’’.

The conference will bring together stakeholders in the commercial forestry sector including; practitioners, researchers, wood processors and investors.

The conference is an opportunity for the stakeholders to share knowledge and experiences on the status of the commercial forestry sector, challenges and opportunities for investment. The conference will showcase and exhibit new technologies and opportunities that investors can tap into.

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Objectives of the Conference

The specific objectives of the conference are to:

Provide a national and international platform to share knowledge, experiences and opportunities in commercial forestry sector in Kenya and within the region.

Provide an avenue for stakeholders and development partners to exhibit and showcase current technologies in the commercial forestry sector in Kenya .

Provide a platform for discussions and exchange of ideas and innovative thinking among stakeholders on the future of commercial forestry sector.

Provide recommendations for promotion of commercial forestry in Kenya.

Commercial Forestry Conference & Expo Concept

Potential for Commercial Forestry in Kenya

The Kenyan population is projected to increase from the current 47.6 million (KNBS, 2019) to over 80 million people in 2050 (The World Bank, 2010; Population pyramid, 2020). This increase will translate into increased demand for forestry products to support other sectors of the economy such as construction (timber), and energy (fuel wood and charcoal). Currently, Kenya has an annual wood deficit of approximately 10.3 million m3 (GoK, 2013).

Industrialization and urbanization due to population growth will increase demand of wood products to approximately 66 million m3 by 2030 thus tripling the wood deficit in the country (Gatsby Africa, 2019).The country is only able to meet 70% of its demand through sustainable supply and this has caused small and medium–sized enterprises to operate below capacity. The deficit is met through formal and informal imports as well as unsustainable extraction from public natural forests in the country.

Conference Events

Key Note Adress

Commercial Forestry Investment for Wealth Creation, Boosting Manufacturing, Food security, Health and attainment of 10% tree cover in Kenya

Breakout Sessions: Day I

Status of tree seed sources in Kenya; Regulations of tree seed vendors to control quality.

Role of private sector in provision of tree seed.

Tree seed certification and tree seed education and awareness.

Plantation vs industrial logs-timber demands.

Private and farm forestry emergence to supplement log and demand supplies.

Public forest concessions opportunities and models.

Species choice, productivity, breeding, gains and losses in productivity and comparative analysis with global productivity in quantity and quality.

Dryland forestry development opportunities, species choices, land tenure.

Pest and diseases in forest plantation.

Trend of plantation forestry in Kenya.

Appropriate plantation forest management.

Integrated harvesting of forest plantation to increase production.

Opportunities for market-oriented plantation forests.

Sustainability of the commercial forestry sector in Kenya.

Dryland investment in drought tolerant species.

Breakout Sessions: Day II

Session I

Wood-based industries challenges and investment opportunities in the country.

Status of wooden poles challenges, investment opportunities in the sector.

Evolution and status of biomass sectors: challenges, investment opportunities energy sector.

Evolution and status of NTF and challenges, investment opportunities.

Evolution and status of biomass sectors: challenges, investment opportunities.

Evolution of processing and value addition technologies, current status, challenges, investment opportunities

Status of Forest Based Industry and Challenges, Mitigation measures and Opportunities.

Sustainability of Wooden Power Transmission Poles.

Utilization of Agricultural Wastes for Bio-Energy Resources.

Opportunities in Non-timber Forest Products for SME sector.

Investments in modern Harvesting and processing technologies.

Status of bamboo planting, nurseries, hectarage, natural and plantations, industries, cottage and handicrafts.

Enterprises and experience.

Recent subsidiary legislations.

Emerging investment opportunities.

Integration of bamboo value chain in the construction Industry.

Session II

Trends in forest product trade in key products in the last 20 years.

East Africa Trade Tariffs on forest products and import and export procedures and requirements.

EAC FLEGT Strategy and Forest conservation and protection Bill.

Opportunities and constraints on regional trade in forest products.

Status of regional trade in forest germplasm and forest products .

Demand and supply of timber products in the region.

Regional flow of timber products (Exports and imports).

Challenges and barriers facing regional trade in forest

Evolution of forest sector financing, challenges and emerging opportunities.

Status of policy and legislative frameworks on forest financing.

PPP models including Social investments/syndicated investments, experiences, lessons and future sustainability.

Emerging financing models such as KOMAZA social syndicated, FAO-Farm Forest Facility.

Innovative land access mechanisms for investment in forestry.

Development of forestry specific financial access streams, Investment, and financing mechanisms for forest-related enterprises.

Development of legislative frameworks that support long-term investment and financing in forestry that facilitate individuals and small-scale farmers secure their investment in forestry .

Public private partnership in commercial forestry in Kenya.

Commercial forestry development in a changing climate.

Breakout Sessions: Day III

Existing Universities, Forestry Colleges, Technical Vocational Education Training (TVETs) and trends on student’s enrollment in the last 10 years.

Local and global skills demand and dynamics.

The quantity and quality of skilled manpower in wood-based value chains in the country.

Demand and supply dynamics in forestry training.

Public private partnership (PPP) Policy and Act 2013.

Draft policy and Forest Management Act 2016 on PPP, subsidiary legislations .

Forest Commercialization Policy/Strategy.

Forest land concessions in Kenya and the region.

Certification and chain of custody (COC) status on forest products trade.

Commercial Forestry Policy .

Breakout Sessions: Day IV

Field visit to Kakuzi, Kiambu County;Melia Volkensii seed orchard; and Better Globe at Kitui County.
Field excursion fee: Ksh. 19,000.00 (USD 190) to cover one sleep over at Kitui, transport costs, refreshments and other related costs of travel.