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N T I S2010Attractive markets for Instant noodles (HS 1902.11/19)Top 10 by size, growth, openess and current exportstop10top10 top10 current exports from NepalRank top10 SIZEGROWTH OPENESS(US$ 1,000 in 2008)1 China (incl. HK) India India India 9,1502 Indonesia Myanmar Japan Qatar 1453 Japan Nigeria Norway Belgium 154 USA Costa Rica Australia UK 135 Vietnam Vietnam Switzerland Canada 96 Korea (South) Cambodia USA7 Philippines Malaysia New Zealand8 Thailand GCC* Canada9 Russia Nepal Portugal10 India Russia ItalySource: MacMap and WINA. World market share is measured by consumption per country. Exports are inUS$ 1,000. GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council) countries7) Medicinal Herbs and Essential OilsBackgroundThe Himalayan medicinal and aromatic plants (MAP) have directly contributed to the livelihoods <strong>of</strong> peoplein Nepal’s mountainous areas for many centuries. Nepal’s biodiversity exists due to its climatic conditions,and many isolated topographical locations hosts around 7,000 species <strong>of</strong> plants. 23 About 1,800 speciesare currently in use for production <strong>of</strong> Ayurvedic, Unani, and Siddha medicines 24 and also for essential oils,cosmetics, aromatic foods, and perfumes. A recent report counted 701 species <strong>of</strong> medicinal plants in Nepal. 25,26At present, the processing <strong>of</strong> MAP is limited to distilling <strong>of</strong> essential oils. The major part <strong>of</strong> collected plantsis exported to India in raw form. A smaller part is processed into essential oils or used in the manufacturing<strong>of</strong> traditional Ayurvedic medicines. Essential oils are exported to overseas markets and then used in themanufacturing <strong>of</strong> cosmetics, perfumes, and pharmaceuticals. Local production <strong>of</strong> such items for export isvery limited.The sector has the potential to contribute more to poverty alleviation as it provides employment in remoteareas where the harvest takes place. There is a surging global market and growing consumers’ preferencesfor natural food and natural health care and herbal products.Index 1: Export PerformanceTable 2.23Export Value <strong>of</strong> Medicinal Herbs and Essential Oils, 2005-2009 (US$1,000)2005 2006 2007 2008 2009Medicinal herbs (1211.90)* 2,143* 1,314* 1,802* 2,991* n/aEssential oils (3301) 379 491 586 963 n/aNote: *Export values above are based on <strong>of</strong>fi cial import statistics from third countries.23Department <strong>of</strong> Plant Resources, MFSO/GoN, Flowering Plants <strong>of</strong> Nepal (Phanerogams), 2001.24Baral, S.R. and Khurmi P.P., A Compendium <strong>of</strong> Medicinal Plants <strong>of</strong> Nepal, 2006.25Department <strong>of</strong> Plant Resources, MFSC/GoN, Bulletin No 28, Medicinal Plants <strong>of</strong> Nepal (Revised) 2007.26K.P. Acharya, R.P. Chaudhary and O.R. Vetaas [not consistent with name style in fn 24], ‘Medicinal Plants <strong>of</strong> Nepal: Distribution pattern alongan elevation gradient’ (…), Banko Janakari, A Journal <strong>of</strong> Forestry Information for Nepal Department <strong>of</strong> Forestry Research and Survey, Vol 19,No 1, May 2009.56NEPAL TRADE INTEGRATION STRATEGY 2010BACKGROUND REPORT

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