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UNIFAD/INBAR collaboration in view of FRA activities

Dr. Maxim Lobovikov

INBAR Program Manager

FAO FRA Training Course,

Rome, 17-21 Nov. 2003

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Agenda

•IFAD and INBAR collaboration

•B&R “golden Revolution”

•B&R FRA issues: resources, production and trade

•Conclusions

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INBAR is an international organization with headquarters in China

•History of INBAR is 25 years old

•Annual budget 4 million USD

•Major donors: IFAD, Canada, Netherlands, PRC

•3 regional offices: in Ecuador, Ghana, India (IFAD-EU?)

•Since October 2000 INBAR is an ICB of CFC

•27 member countries by November 2002

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27 member countries of INBAR by December 2002

4 Regional Offices: Ecuador, Ghana, India and Netherlands (EU)

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Why bamboo?

• growing fast (to 100 cm a day to 40 m in 2-3 mo)

• short rotation 3-5 years

• increases biomass to 30% a year compare to 2-3% for wood

• biomass production of 40-100 tons/ha

• more cellulose then average wood

• abundant resources

• tolerant, adaptable and not demanding

• environmentally friendly

• produces more oxygen then an average tree

• sequesters more carbon dioxide

• enhances and fertilizes soil, reduces soil compaction and hardening

• conserves and regulates water

• protects slopes and river banks

Bamboo distribution
(source: N. El Bassam, K. Jakob, 1996)

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Distribution of rattan in the World:

•600 species in 13 genera;

•29 million ha nature forest;

•yield 150,000 tons,

•potential 400,000 tons;

•100 million employees;

•products value 1.5 billion USD

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B&R: Golden Revolution

handicrafts and articrafts
buildings and constructions
bamboo boards and panels,
mats and veneer
flooring and roofing
pulp and paper
composites
charcoal, oil and gas
b&r shoots
bamboo cloth

plus environmentally friendly and...elegant plants(!!!)

Handicrafts

• Traditional woven products have been made for thousands of years

• These traditional products still have a role in creating cash incomes for the rural poor

• They also link rural and urban poor and are more environmentally friendly than plastic

Bamboo furniture and decoration

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Bamboo shoots

International trade in bamboo shoots from China It is now worth more than $150 million per year.

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Bamboo buildings

Other construction

Gas generator produces 1.8 m3 of gas a day and substitutes fuelwood

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Bamboo scaffolding

extensively used in China, India and Thailand

Bamboo Flooring

There were 3 stages in PRC:

•1988-1995 with annual production 30-50,000 m2; equipment from Taiwan; quality is not ensured.

•1996-1999 development of int’l market and enterprises reform

•2000- rapid growth, intervention in the developed markets; annual production more then 2 million m2

Prices in the US - $60/m2

UK - $90/m2

Doors, window frames etc.

Bamboo technology can be used for the door or window frames

Bamboo mats and boards

Annual bamboo panels production in China is 15-20 million m2

Plybamboo and bamboo veneer

The World Champion Surfer uses a bamboo surf board

Bamboo is springy, resilient and strong

Bamboo composite materials

Bamboo pulp and paper

Bamboo pulp output

in PRC (tons):

1999 – 200,000

2000 – 500,000

2010 – 1600,000

INBAR

has been using bamboo paper

for over a year

Bamboo charcoal

Bamboo charcoal has many uses - decolouring, de-odorising, cleaning environment

Bamboo charcoal is fabricated into high value products - de-odorizing toys, pillow and mattress covers, insoles for shoes.

Bamboo oil and gas

Source: El Bassam 2001

Medicine and perfume

Medicines made from bamboo extracts are highly valued in the Asian market

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Bamboo Beer

Bamboo chips

Bamboo cloth

Water conservation and soil protection

Water and soil control ability of bamboo plantations are 1.3-1.5 times better than that of fir or pine

Ornamental purposes and ecotourism

The Valley of Forgotten Grief

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B&R FRA is important for:

•rising public, business and governmental awareness of the value, dynamics and importance of B&R sector;

•attracting investments;

•forming and redesigning the forest policies;

•monitoring and managing market prices, taxes and custom duties;

•fighting against deforestation and illegal logging.

The problem is that current B&R statistics is inconsistent, fragmentary and needs to be improved

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INBAR projects on B&R statistics:

Zhong Maogong, Xie Chen, Fu Maoyi, Xie Jinzhong. B&R socio-economic database. China, 1995.

Pabuayon Isabelita and Leina Espanto. INBAR B&R database for Asia. Philippines, 1997.

Palomares Mario and De los Santos. Survey on Bamboos Production and Consumption in Peru. Lima, 1999

Feng Lu. China’s Bamboo Product Trade: Performance and Prospects. China, 2001

Wardle Philip. Trade Flow Study. Non-wood Products- Bamboo and Rattan. EFI, 2001, Report to ITTO, 2002

PCS studies and projects in India (IFAD supported)

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China’s bamboo export distribution

Estimated total value in 2000 $600 million

INBAR PCS studies
(also supported by IFAD grants)

• Asia (Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia)

• Africa (Ghana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda)

• Latin America (Peru, Ecuador)

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FAO/INBAR Expert Consultations:

•Rattan Current Research Issues and Prospects for Conservation and Sustainable Development. FAO Rome, 5-7 Dec. 2000

•FAO/INBAR Expert Consultation on Bamboo and Rattan Statistics, Rome 4-6 December 2002

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As the result 6-digit codes were introduced in the Harmonized System (HS) by the WCO for:

•bamboo shoots

•boards

•flooring

•furniture

•pulp and paper

•charcoal

with the implication of

tariffs and taxes relief

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INBAR Database on Bamboo and Rattan Trade is a direct product of cooperation between INBAR, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and European Forest Institute (EFI). It is based on the UN Statistical Division COMTRADE data, utilizing Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System (HS) used by World Customs Organization (WCO). For the short introduction of the Database please click here.

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Ref: http://www.inbar.int/trade/main.asp

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Summary of B&R trade, COMTRADE data, 2000, 1000 USD

Commodities

HS Code

Export

Import

RAW MATERIALS

128547

179399

Bamboo

140110

39602

59590

Rattan

140120

49548

75923

Veg. plaiting materials

140190

39397

43886

PRODUCTS

2417839

2740750

Plaits and products

460110

17777

13909

Mats and screens

460120

219404

170210

Plaited materials not mats

460191

29933

122545

Basketwork

460210

713799

932795

Seats of cane, osier

940150

371366

423166

Furniture of cane

940380

1065560

1078125

VEGETABLES (Including SHOOTS)

2541748

2490194

Vegetables incl. shoots

070990

1156968

1112536

Vegetables fresh or chilled nes

071190

259281

293681

Vegetables mixed

200590

1125799

1083977

TOTAL

5088134

5410343

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World trade value of selected commodities, billion USD

Banana 5

Cotton 6

Wheat 13

Tropical timber 14 (8+6SPP)

Bamboo and rattan 5-7 (estimations)

Source: CFC Annual report

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Species-to-Site Matching CD-ROM

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Forest Classification

Satellite Image

(NE India under IFAD grant)

Bamboo Resource Inventory

Conclusions

• unlike wood bamboo industrial products are new for the market and are overlooked by the national and international statistics

• there are problems of quantification of global resources, production and trade

• miscalculation leads to misunderstanding and misallocation of the resources

• international database on b&r resources, production and trade was established but needs to be further developed in cooperation with FAO, IFAD, UNECE, ITTO and other partners and donors

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Welcome to the Golden Revolution!