With the support of INBAR the Ethiopian national council for standardisation recently adopted seven national standards on bamboo construction and treatment. Ethiopia has recently adopted seven national bamboo standards, that have been ratified by the Ethiopian Standards Agency. The seven ratified national standards focus on the design of bamboo structures and the preservation of bamboo for construction and non-construction purposes. The standard which focuses on the design […]
INBAR’s project has been supporting three East African countries on improved bamboo economic activities through different capacity building initiatives INBAR has been conducting several bamboo capacity building training in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Uganda, the three focus countries of the Dutch-Sino-East Africa Bamboo Development Programme: Phase II. In Ethiopia, a bamboo weaving and basket production training […]
During a recent training session in Ethiopia, participants learned how to sustainably harvest bamboo and how to make quality bamboo products INBAR staff conducted a bamboo development and processing training in the Amhara region in Ethiopia, as part of the Dutch-Sino-East Africa Bamboo Development Programme: Phase II. More than 270 trainees attended the session, which […]
INBAR project staff co-organised a three-day ‘Training of trainers’ session in Ethiopia as part of the Dutch-Sino-East Africa Bamboo Development Programme. 27 November 2020 – Between 18 to 21 November, INBAR and the Ethiopia Environment Forest Climate Change Commission (EEFCCC) organised a training session with 53 participants in Addis Ababa. Trainees, who were all from EEFCCC […]
COVID-19 has made bamboo sector development a more pressing concern in a number of INBAR’s project countries. Of the many communities impacted by COVID-19, people living in rural areas have been hit particularly hard. In parts of Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda – all countries which are part of INBAR’s ongoing Dutch-Sino-East Africa Bamboo Development Programme […]
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 […]
10 September 2019 – After months of negotiation and support from INBAR regional staff and the Dutch-Sino East Africa Bamboo Development Programme, Ethiopia’s National Bamboo Strategy and Action Plan has been developed by the Ethiopian Environment Forest and Climate Change Commission and approved by the the Ethiopian government. INBAR’s work in Ethiopia with the Dutch-Sino East Africa […]
26 August 2019:- As part of the Dutch-Sino East Africa Bamboo Development Programme, a study tour to Ethiopia, Uganda and Kenya promises to open up new avenues for investment in the East African Africa bamboo industry. Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda – the three beneficiary countries of INBAR’s Dutch-Sino East Africa Bamboo Development Programme – are blessed […]
22 July 2019 – Finalists of the International Bamboo Construction fought scorching temperatures, pouring rain and a battle against the clock to build their bamboo designs at the INBAR Pavilion over just three days before presenting their final efforts to a jury of experts. More than 70 teams from 12 countries entered the International Bamboo […]
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 […]
INBAR’s project implemented in Madagascar, Tanzania and Ethiopia has come to an end after two phases and four years. We reflect on the long-term impact of this ambitious project to improves the lives of rural people in Africa through nature-based livelihoods and environmental management. Supported by the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the European […]
A training session in Addis Ababa has helped to spread knowledge about bamboo’s carbon storage potential. Under its “Dutch-Sino East Africa Bamboo Development Programme”, and Zhejiang A&F University , INBAR organised a well-attended training programme on “Carbon Estimation Methodology Development for bamboo forest management” from 17 – 25 August 2018 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The training […]
