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In April, INBAR’s Central Africa Regional Office and the government of the Republic of Cameroon hosted a three-day conference on a critical topic: assessing bamboo and rattan’s importance for sustainable economic growth in Africa. There are an estimated six million hectares of bamboo in Africa, and more than 20 species of rattan. These non-timber forest […]
This is an adapted translation from the article “Rattan and bamboo: The right path” from the Cameroon Tribune. The Minister of External Relations, Lejeune Mbella Mbella and the Regional Director of the Central Africa Regional Office of the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation, René Kaam hold a meeting last Thursday on ways to boost the […]
Delegates discovered the bamboo sector development of Kenya in a recent study tour held in the country. From 28 November to 2 December 2021, in collaboration with the Kenya Forestry Research Institute (KEFRI), INBAR organised in Kenya the in-country bamboo study tour. The tour gathered about 35 delegates from Belgium, Benin, Burundi, Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana, […]
On 2-5 November 2021, experts from the INBAR Task Force on Sustainable Bamboo Management met in Accra, Ghana to work on a range of bamboo standards. The meeting was held alongside a capacity-building workshop for representatives of 11 countries, on how to create standards for bamboo products. Both activities were part of the South-South and […]
INBAR has organised a symposium in Ghana to improve bamboo and rattan value chain conditions. INBAR West Africa Regional Office (WARO) organised a 2-day Regional Symposium on bamboo and rattan development in Africa under the theme “Investing in Bamboo as a Productive Sector of the Economy” from 22- 23 July 2021 in Accra, Ghana. The symposium is part of activities under the China-IFAD South-South Triangular Cooperation (SSTC) Facility, which seeks to improve bamboo and […]
INBAR Central Africa Regional Office planted 300 bamboo seedlings in Cameroon to commemorate World Environment Day. Cameroon joined the rest of the world on 5 June 2021 to commemorate the 47 edition of the World Environment Day under the theme “Ecosystem Restoration”. As part of events to mark the day, INBAR Central Africa Regional Office […]
The first batch of 20 trainees including 2 women have benefited from a one-month intensive training in bamboo furniture design, cutting, joinery and product finishing at the newly established Common Production and Training Centre (CPTC) in Cameroon. March 22, 2021 – The one-month training which started in February, is part of efforts to add value to Cameroon’s bamboo resources and enhance the skills of local bamboo artisans. INBAR’s […]
23 April 2020 – The International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) will establish a new Task Force on Sustainable Bamboo Management. INBAR’s specialised Task Forces, including the Construction Task Force and the Rattan Task Force, consist of groups of key experts from all over the world who work together on specific objectives such as standards […]
15 Jan 2020 – On 26-28 December 2019, INBAR’s Central Africa Regional Office organised a joint training on site-species matching for service level managers in Cameroon. The Inter-Africa Bamboo Smallholder Farmers Livelihood Development Programme, funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), aims to enhance the incomes, livelihood and climate change adaptive capacities of […]
In an official opening ceremony in Yaoundé, Cameroon, attended by Cameroon’s Minister of External Relations, H.E. Mbella Mbella Lejeune, INBAR’s fifth Regional Office and third in Africa was officially opened INBAR Deputy Director General Professor Lu Wenming. 12 December 2019 – Cameroon, an INBAR Member State since 2002, has been very active in recent years […]
Bamboo and Rattan at the Heart of Non-Timber Forest Products Workshop in Yaoundé 6 November 2019 – INBAR’s Central Africa Regional Office put bamboo and rattan at the very centre of Cameroon’s conversation around non-timber forest products (NTFPs) at national-level workshop. Since opening this year, INBAR’s Central Africa Regional Office (CARO) has been representing INBAR […]
Now in its fourth month, the Inter-Africa Livelihood Development programme is already making important progress across Cameroon, Ethiopia, Ghana and Madagascar. About the project: The Inter-Africa Bamboo Smallholder Farmers Livelihood Development Programme aims to improve the incomes, livelihoods and climate change adaptive capacities of African smallholder farmers, women and youth, by increasing their participation in […]