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 […]
As our new regional office opens in Yaoundé, Cameroon this year, we spoke to an up-and-coming young bamboo architect in the city, Lionel Tsagué, about his drive, motivations and vision for bamboo construction in the area, and how INBAR’s projects in the area helped him to get off the ground. INBAR has been profiling people […]
PRESS RELEASE: NEW SINO-AFRICA PROJECT BOOSTS DEVELOPMENT BAMBOO FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE A new project will help develop the bamboo sectors in a number of African countries, using experience from China. Beijing, China, 25 June 2018 (INBAR) – The International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) and the International Bamboo and Rattan Organisation (INBAR) today launched a […]
The annual Beijing-based training for bamboo and rattan development begins 8 June 2018 – The Seminar on Bamboo and Rattan for Poverty Alleviation and Social Development for Developing Countries 2018 opened today in Beijing, China. The seminar, which is funded by China’s Ministry of Commerce and run by INBAR and the International Bamboo and Rattan […]
INBAR Director-General, Dr. Hans Friederich: explorer and bamboo enthusiast Read the full story here
At INBAR, every day is ‘bamboo day’. Today (18 September) marks World Bamboo Day, and provides us with a chance to reflect on bamboo’s importance. As well as being an integral, ancient part of cultures around the world, bamboo is also a very strategic tool for rural development. This has been INBAR’s focus since our […]
18th September is World Bamboo Day. This versatile plant with its numerous uses supports livelihoods, biodiversity and climate change action. Did you know
Second Plenary Meeting of ISO Technical Committee 296—Bamboo and Rattan launched on 22 August 2017 in Jakarta. The second Plenary Meeting of the International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Technical Committee (TC) 296—Bamboo and Rattan (ISO/TC 296 PM) was launched on 22 August 2017 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Hosted by the National Standardisation Agency of Indonesia (BSN), […]
December 21, 2016 – INBAR and the African Women’s Network for Sustainable Development (REFADD) signed a Memorandum of Understanding committing them to closer collaboration in developing regional women and bamboo initiatives across Central Africa. Read the full release at: Press release_REFADD
July 25, 2016 – Atelier sur la capitalization du potential du bamboo et du rotin pour la lute contre la pauvreté, la création d’emplois et la protection de l’environnement. Read the full release at: Press release_Cameroon workshop-FR
July 25, 2016 – The INBAR-led workshop in Cameroon outlined strategies to harness bamboo and rattan for poverty alleviation, jobs and the environment Press release_Cameroon workshop
September 4, 2016 – Participants from the government, private sector and civil society across 13 African countries attended an INBAR-led Conference in Cameroon. The conference addressed bamboo and rattan’s potential for job creation, landscape restoration and climate change adaptation and mitigation in the region. Read the full report at: Press release_Cameroon conference
