Facilitating Market Integration of the Upland Poor into Bamboo Value Chains, Viet Nam M4P (ADB, DFID) 2006
| Implementing agency(ies) | Asian Development Bank (AsDB), Department for International Development (DFID) | |
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| Funding agency(ies) | Asian Development Bank (AsDB), Department for International Development (DFID) | |
| Date completed | September 2006 | |
| Geographic setting(s) | Rural | |
| Target Group(s) | Farmers | |
| Sub-sector(s) | Agriculture (general), Bamboo | |
| Country(ies) | Viet Nam |
- Description
The report summarizes a study on the participation of Vietnamese bamboo producers in the global value chains. Its main findings and policy implications fall into three components: (i) Assessment of market opportunities for bamboo producers; (ii) Vertically integrating bamboo producers into the value chains of laminated bamboo products; and (iii) Collective action. Conclusions and policy recommendations are given on (i) Factors affecting the dynamics and markets of the bamboo industry, and (ii) Operating factors affecting clusters of small-scale processors of bamboo. Both the full report and a summary of the work are provided below.
Summary of results
The study concludes that, to catalyze pro-poor processes, policy makers and development agencies need to act on eight factors (levers) that fall within two general areas:
1. Factors affecting the dynamics and markets of the bamboo industry; and
2. Operating factors affecting clusters of small-scale processors of bamboo.
The suggested solutions focus on identifying locally based, market-oriented mechanisms that can prove sustainable since they generate a system of incentives shared by different groups of actors (producers, local traders, and
preprocessors). The proposed interventions should leverage as much as possible the participation of private sector actors within the wider context of the value chain. Policy makers, development agencies, and practitioners should play an external supportive role by creating an enabling environment for small-scale producers groups.
Faciltating Integration of the Upland Poor in Bamboo Value Chains, Full Report 2006 (372 KB)