The project was a two-phase activity in partnership with local communities, Lao PDR's National Agriculture and Forest Research Institute (NAFRI), the Forest Research Center, the Department of Forestry, the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the Faculty of Forestry at Laos National University, and donor support from IKEA, a global furniture company.
Phase I was a three-year project (2006 to 2008) that implemented a sustainable rattan harvest and production model in Vientiane and Bolikhamxai Provinces to support local livelihoods, conserve nature, and capitalize on the rapidly growing rattan export market by helping establish full-scale production and manufacture of rattan products within Lao PDR.
Phase II was a three-year project (2009 to 2011) that implemented nationally the community-based model developed in Phase I. This project strengthened small to medium rattan enterprise by improving the processing and supply chain, including the introduction of certification, and implement and enforce national and regional policy to support sustainable rattan management, marketing and regional trade.
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