Support to GRET bamboo initiative: “Strengthening the bamboo and rattan sectors in Lao PDR”
Maintaining high biodiversity in agro-ecosystems contributes to poverty reduction in rural livelihoods. Better knowledge, tools and institutional arrangements are needed to support poverty alleviation and preserve biodiversity. Considering the current development context in Lao PDR, GRET supports the conservation and sustainable economic use of bamboo and rattan, aiming at improving the livelihood of upland farmers and enhancing the policy environment.
| Región/País | Tema | Período | Presupuesto |
|---|---|---|---|
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Laos |
Agricultura y seguridad alimentaria
Desarrollo agrícolo
Terrenos agrícolos |
01.07.2017
- 30.04.2021 |
CHF 857'237
|
- 3’500 bamboo producers, organized in producer groups in 80 villages
- Bamboo Service Organization (BSO)
- Farmers’ organizations
- 30 Small and Medium Enterprises having activities in marketing and processing
- Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF), department of Forestry (DoF)
- Provincial Agriculture and Forestry Office (PAFO), Houaphanh Province
- Neighboring upland communities
- Private sector development actors
- A Bamboo Service Organization (BSO) and officially recognized farmers’ organizations provide services to stakeholders in the bamboo sector and participate in the co-management of the sector in partnership with public authorities and the private sector.
- Five sustainable village bamboo value chains are consolidated in three districts of Houaphanh province, guaranteeing sustainable use of forests and regular income to villagers.
- A national multi-stakeholder platform (government, private sector, civil society and farmers) is created and starts the process of formulating a national strategy for the development of bamboo and rattan value chains in Laos.
- This multi-stakeholder national framework effectively contributes to the formulation of sector policies favourable to the development of bamboo and rattan sectors included in a "national development strategy of bamboo and rattan value chains."
- Other international or foreign NGO North
- GRET; MAF
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Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE AGRICULTURA
AGRICULTURA
Sub-Sector según clasificación del comité de ayuda al desarrollo de la OCDE Desarrollo agrario
Agricultural land resources
Temas transversales El proyecto promueve la biodiversidad.
Propensión a los conflictos
El proyecto apoya también mejoras en la organización contraparte
Tipo de ayuda Contribución a proyectos y programas
Número de proyecto 7F09848
| Contexto |
Lao PDR is considered a “mega-bio-diverse” country where ABD is a key source of food and income security especially for the rural poor in the uplands. The country is undergoing a rapid transition and sees a continued economic growth, with GDP growth of around 7% for 2016 and 2017. The Government has determined agriculture development as a priority and has established guidelines to shift from subsistence agriculture to market-oriented agriculture, including homogenous plantation schemes. As a result, the access to non-timber forest products (NTFPs) such as bamboo and rattan has come under pressure. But agriculture remains the main income source for nearly 70% of the population and contributes significantly to rural poverty reduction. The challenge is how to adapt the Lao farming systems to meet the national development goals - including poverty reduction – and to provide an attractive alternative to industrial commercial crops. |
| Objetivos |
Support smallholder farmers and farmers’ organizations in the co-development of sustainable value chains of bamboo and rattan, guaranteeing sustainable forest management and generating an enabling policy environment. |
| Grupos destinarios |
Direct beneficiaries are:
Indirect beneficiaries are: |
| Efectos a medio plazo |
Outcome 1: The bamboo sector in Houaphanh Province is consolidated and sustained through the creation of a “Bamboo Service Organization” and through the strengthening of farmers’ organizations, as part of the "Provincial Development Strategy for the Bamboo Value Chain Sector 2016-2020 " Outcome 2: A multi-actor process of a "National Strategy on Bamboo and Rattan" is promoted and supported, based on the experience in Houaphanh and in cooperation with other stakeholders. |
| Resultados |
Resultados previstos: Resultados de las fases anteriores: In 2016, through a small action within the Global Credit, SDC contributed to GRET’s bamboo initiative bridging project. This contribution not only aimed at supporting project activities but also at testing the collaboration with GRET. As main results, the new bamboo strategy 2016-2020 for Houaphanh was approved by the provincial authorities; and 2’800 households (in 70 villages, three districts) were engaged in bamboo value chains to be further developed and consolidated, generating an additional yearly cash income of around 200 USD per household. About 4’500 women were directly involved in these activities. Moreover, at national level, the project initiated the development of a national strategy for the bamboo and rattan value chains through the creation of a multi-stakeholder platform. At the end of this short project cycle, results and partnerships were highly positive, but the project shows further important needs for support to strengthen and sustain the developed activities. |
| Dirección / Officina Federal responsable |
COSUDE |
| Crédito |
Cooperación al desarrollo |
| Contrapartes del proyecto |
Contraparte del contrato ONG internacional o extranjera Otras contrapartes Individuals and entities involved in agrobiodiversity, farmers’-organization and value-chain development and policy dialogue. |
| Coordinación con otros proyectos y actores |
TABI, SURAFCO, WWF rattan initiative, LURAS, RECOFTC, NAFRI/PTT; CEGGA and MRLG; MoNRE, AFD. |
| Presupuesto | Fase en curso Presupuesto suizo CHF 857'237 Presupuesto actual suizo ya emitido CHF 806'626 |