ISBN: 9788170354994    Publisher: Daya Publishing House Year of publishing: 2007     Format:  Hardcover No of Pages: viii, 272        Language: English

This volume contains the outcome of the Expert Consultation on Rattan Development, held at FAO, Rome from 5 to 7 December 2000, which was jointly organised with the International Network on Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR) and co-funded by the Sweedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida). The report includes a summary of discussions, recommendations and background papers and is organized according to the four thematic areas considered by the consultation: resources, uses and present action programmes; country reports on the status of rattan resources and uses in Africa and Asia; review of policy, institutional and socio-economic aspects governing the rattan sector; and identification of and discussions on required actions to enhance the sustainable development of the rattan sector. The 20 background paper give a comprehensive overview of the situation and prospects for the development of the rattan sector in Africa and Asia.
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