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THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR BAMBOO AND RATTAN LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Developing Livelihoods with

THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR BAMBOO AND RATTAN INBAR's Mission:. ?To improve the well being of bamboo and rattan producers and users throughout the world, and to promote their cultivation and use". LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME at INBAR . The reduction of poverty using bamboo and rattan in pilot rural development programmes. The collation and dissemination of information on bamboo and rattan. The development of the bamboo and rattan sectors through innovation and the establishment of supportive frameworks (the ?enabling environment")..

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THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR BAMBOO AND RATTAN LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Developing Livelihoods with

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    1. THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR BAMBOO AND RATTAN LIVELIHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME Developing Livelihoods with Bamboo and Rattan

    2. THE INTERNATIONAL NETWORK FOR BAMBOO AND RATTAN INBAR’s Mission: “To improve the well being of bamboo and rattan producers and users throughout the world, and to promote their cultivation and use”

    3. LIVELIHOODS DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME at INBAR The reduction of poverty using bamboo and rattan in pilot rural development programmes. The collation and dissemination of information on bamboo and rattan. The development of the bamboo and rattan sectors through innovation and the establishment of supportive frameworks (the “enabling environment”).

    4. Global National Regional Local Community

    5. Global National Regional Local Community

    6. National level study of the bamboo / rattan sector First, gather all information we can on bamboo or rattan resources, use, markets, etc in that country, from already known information sources. Also include more general data, such as poverty and gender issues in the country, other development projects, then look at………………………...

    7. The production- to- consumption system The chain of activities involved in the transformation of bamboo and rattan from raw material to sold commodity, and all the transformations involved in-between. The system includes all aspects of the direct physical transformations as well as the social, political and economic environment in which these changes take place.

    8. Studying the production to consumption system allows the identification of “constraints” and “opportunities”in the system. These are then used to develop recommendations for improving the efficiency of the production-to-consumption system. These recommendations can then form the basis of development project activities.

    9. INBAR has done many PCS studies in the past (always using in-country partners to do the work), and we use them to identify development opportunities. IFAD funding allows us to do so in four locations The aim is to test and trial bamboo and rattan for development, and to produce models for their successful use. Governments and NGOs could then take these up and replicate them, to increase the effect to regional or national level.

    11. INBAR has pilot projects in: Ecuador Ghana India Tanzania

    12. ECUADOR Bamboo resources Ecuador has many species of bamboo, but by far the most important is Guadua angustifolia. 1997 figures: 25, 000 ha of Guadua stands, 93% of which are in stand sizes less than 0.5ha. Sounds like a lot, but………...

    13. 2000 estimate Up to 50% of total Guadua area has been lost due to: 1) Overharvesting. In the coastal zone of Ecuador, Guadua is exploited for construction, banana poles and for export to Peru as raw poles (called Cana de Guayaquil). 2) Replacement by more lucrative crops. In some areas there is little use for bamboo and stands are often replaced by pasture or banana plantations.

    14. ECUADOR People and poverty 13 million, of which 50% live below the poverty line (one US Dollar per day). Approximately 1/3 of people earn their livings from agriculture (also 1/3 Industry, 1/3 Services). Strong cultural associations with bamboo - these stretch back to 3500BC, and include housing from 2000 years ago, ritual “wailing” posts, and a wide range of modern uses. See Jorge Morans book for more information.

    15. ECUADOR Bamboo Opportunities Severe floods of 1998 highlighted the role of bamboo in watershed and riverbank protection, and the role of bamboo in providing cheap housing, bridges and electricity poles. Cultivation and management of new Guadua stands is being adopted by the private sector, although long-term planning and supervision is lacking. Of course, this benefits only the entrepreneurs who own the farms.

    16. ECUADOR Hogar de Cristo The Christian charity Vivendas Hogar de Cristo has provided cheap bamboo/wood houses to the poor of Guayaquil and the coastal region for 30 years. Hogar de Cristo recognises that as one of the major users of bamboo in the region, it has a responsibility to practice sustainable harvesting and use.

    17. ECUADOR The project So, INBARs project will aim to develop and test models of sustainable development of Guadua management and use by poor farmers by: Establishment and sustainable management of Guadua stands on their land. Harvesting, preservation and first processing of bamboo by the farmers to add value. Development of bamboo products - housing, furniture and handicrafts.

    18. ECUADOR Part one: Establishment of project base site at the Hogar de Cristo plantation for: Conducting studies into suitable cultivation and management methods and systems for Guadua. Training the trainers in cultivation and processing techniques. Demonstration site for buildings construction. Improving bamboo machinery and developing a demonstration bamboo preservation unit .

    19. ECUADOR Part two: Management and planting of bamboos on farmers land in the Santa Domingo region of Colombia, primary processing activities, and product development. This is being done in conjunction with the NGO CEDERENA and is being co-funded by the Canada-Ecuador Fund for Development to the tune of an extra US $350, 000.

    21. Training Workshop on bamboo management (at the Hogar de Cristo site).

    22. Global National Regional Local Community

    23. GHANA The situation A Production- to-Consumption system study of the rattan sector was conducted in 1999 and 2000 which identified some problems in that sector. The project developed, with the considerable enthusiasm of people like David Coleman and strong support from the government, into a six-location, bamboo and rattan, multifaceted programme, but still with the emphasis on validating technologies. It is presently being further developed by INBARs in-country representative.

    24. GHANA Now we work with CARE International on a project to develop small businesses based on bamboo processing. We have a pipeline project on developing earlier rattan producing businesses under consideration. We have a pipeline project on developing bamboo cultivation in the Upper East for river bank stabilising and for income generating activities.

    25. Global National Regional Local Community

    26. Northeast INDIA INBARs involvement so far Sericulture sector study Rama as consultant to CBTC Rama organising State policy workshops Marketing study Mizoram mission Tripura mission Housing workshop Three Action Research Projects

    27. Northeast INDIA Bamboo and Rattan resources Vast amount of bamboo resources with over 65% of Indias species in that region. Main useful species include: Melocanna baccifera Dendrocalamus hamiltonii, giganteus, hookeri, sikkimensis and strictus. Bambusa vulgaris, tulda bambos and khasiana. Significant rattan resources in each State except Mizoram.

    28. Northeast INDIA People resources Ethnically very diverse with many, protected, local tribes. Significant cultural associations with bamboo and cane - they are used in many aspects of everyday life, including agriculture, Poverty is rife, but there are few opportunities for reducing it.

    29. Northeast INDIA Natural resources problems Much of the Melocanna baccifera (Muli) population is expected to flower in a few years time. Slash and burn agriculture means much land is lost each year due to erosion, food insecurity is rife and Muli is encroaching into areas it did not grow before - and is regarded as a weed. Harvesting methods of existing bamboo stands are highly unsustainable.

    30. Northeast INDIA People problems Central government has done little to help the region out of poverty until very recently. Resistance to central government rule sometimes boils over into violence. Poverty breeds poverty - without initial startup resources, infrastructure or help people have no means of helping themselves out of poverty. Previous government systems of handouts have created significant inertia amongst the people.

    31. Northeast INDIA What’s being done? Cane and Bamboo Technological Upgradation and Networking Centre. Small UNDP project on bamboo handicrafts. Small UNDP project on ELIMINATING bamboo and replacing it with more suitable crops (!) Policy workshops in NE India.

    32. Pilot projects - INDIA Three Action Research sites, one each in Manipur, Tripura and Uttaranchal. Trialling of pilot development activities. Development of the enabling environment. Monitoring and evaluation.

    33. INDIA Manipur. Activities held in Tamenglong district, which has considerable bamboo resources and is heavily forrested - cofunding from state and national Governments and UNIDO. Tripura. Activities focus on West Tripura, where a limited amount of bamboo processing already occurs. The IAY housing scheme requires bamboo housing. Cofunding as above. Uttaranchal. Activities/options being evaluated. Design centre operational. Cofunding expected as above.

    34. Northeast INDIA Pilot development activities will include, in each location: Nurseries and plantation management activities. Networking the district into proper regional and national communication networks. Developing community bamboo/rattan processing businesses. Promoting sustainable growth through support for the enabling environment.

    35. Northeast INDIA Enabling environment activities will often be relevant to the broader Northeast and include: Documentation, monitoring and evaluation of the sector in each location. Development of support institutions. Awareness raising and capacity building. Information gathering and dissemination, extension and networking. Local market and policy evaluation and development. Infrastructure development.

    36. Northeast INDIA Funding $50, 000 for each site from our IFAD budget. $150, 000 for each site from State governments. $600, 000 for each site from National government. $200, 000 for all sites from the Northeast Council. Some activities may be funded by UNIDO via the CBTC. So each site should have over $800, 000 and the total value of these activities will be over $2.5m.

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    38. TANZANIA

    39. TANZANIA Main situation PCS study done in 1999-2000, gave background and identified possible areas of action. Missions in Feb 2001, June/July 2001, August 2002 and December 2002 to forge the basics of the project. Project divided into: Training and capacity building. National level policy framework. Pilot development activities.

    40. TANZANIA Main focus on community development with bamboo, infrastructural development, and design applications. Main partner - National Construction Council of Tanzania Start-up commenced 2003, activities to develop 2004

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