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 […]

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

2 August 2016 – The government of the Netherlands and INBAR signed an agreement aimed at developing the bamboo sector in East Africa over the next three years. The project will build on Chinese and Dutch expertise in bamboo to help East Africa unlock its vast potential for bamboo and rattan use. Read the release […]

The new report Electrical Valorization of Bamboo, analyzing bamboo-to-electricity technologies in Rwanda, is the first official study verifying the use of bamboo biomass for energy production.  Using bamboo to produce electricity provides a sustainable alternative to traditional wood charcoal use in developing countries, and thus has the potential to reduce the pressure on deforestation. INBAR […]