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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 recent training session in Ghana focused on bamboo weaving and product development. INBAR has trained 50 young women and men in bamboo weaving and product development. The training, which occurred from 3-17 June 2021 involved members from the Bompata community in the Asante Akim South Municipal in Ashanti Region of Ghana. Within a period of 14 days, […]
The “Green Ghana Project” to plant 5 million trees and bamboo for greening and restoring land in the country. 11 June 2021 marked an exciting new chapter in Ghana as the country embarked on a mission dubbed the “Green Ghana Project” to plant 5 million trees including bamboo. Spearheaded by the Ministry of Land and […]
INBAR has opened a call for registration to nationals from some of its African Member States to join the Regional Symposium in Ghana INBAR is calling for registration for the ‘Regional Symposium in Ghana’, which will be held in the country from 20 -21 July 2021 (new date). The main goal of the symposium is […]
INBAR African Member States participants joined the Ghana Bamboo Study Tour from 27-29 April 2021. As part of initiatives to share Ghana’s bamboo development experience and knowledge with the rest of Africa, 13 international participants from INBAR Member states in Central, Eastern and West Africa, joined 47 of their colleagues in Ghana on a 4-day […]
INBAR has opened a call for registration to nationals from its African Member States to join the Ghana Bamboo Study Tour INBAR is calling for registration for the ‘Bamboo Study Tour Ghana’, which will be held in the country from 27-29 April 2021. The objective of the study is to facilitate technology transfer and leverage […]
INBAR opens a bamboo Common Production Training Centre (CPTC) in Ghana. INBAR West Africa Regional Office (WARO) has opened a Bamboo Common Production Training Centre (CPTC) at Obogu in the Asante-Akim South District in Ghana to provide skills training in bamboo product development. The CPTC concept is an innovative approach aimed at providing access to […]
14 August 2020 ─ INBAR’s West Africa Regional Office in Ghana is training community bamboo harvesters in the country as part of activities to promote sustainable management and harvesting of Ghana’s bamboo resources under the Inter-Africa Bamboo Smallholder Development Programme. The training aims at equipping bamboo harvesters with the necessary knowledge and skills to ensure […]
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 […]
INBAR has published a complete manual for the sustainable management of clumping bamboo, including easy-to-follow step-by step guides to site and species selection, planting, transportation and harvesting. The report can be downloaded from the INBAR resource library for free, as can all of INBAR’s publications. “This manual provides the most comprehensive set of guidelines yet […]