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Rattan: Current Research Issues and Prospects for Conservation and Sustainable Development by Dransfield, J & FAO

ISBN: 9788170354994
Binding: Hard Bound
Biblio: viii+272p., figs., tabls., 29 cm
Weight: 840 gms
Pages: 280
Imprint: Daya Publishing House-FAO
Year: 2024
Price : Rs 2795.00
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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.