EXCEED: Community livelihood assessment and product scanning: First steps to community based enterprise development

CLAPS aims to provide communities and organizations with an approach and tools in identifying and selecting products and services with high enterprise development potential. The course will also assess the readiness of communities in setting up viable community forest enterprises. The crucial steps from starting an assessment of the livelihood situation and scanning potential products, to evaluation of resources, assessing community readiness, and prioritizing and mapping key non-timber forest products (NTFPs) will be taught in this training.