Beichuan Qiang Minority Autonomous County

Bamboo: 5,000 ha

Women: 15

Employee: 16

Trade: 80,000 RMB (sector, 2009)

Products: Shades/blinds; Sticks
Dujiangyan

Bamboo: 6,300 ha

Women: n/a

Employee: 280

Trade: 4.8m RMB

Products: Shoots; Carvings
Chongzhou City

Bamboo: 5,100 ha

Women: App. 75%

Employee: 3000 (Daoming Township)

Trade: 20m RMB (Daoming, 2007)

Products: Edible shoots
Qionglai City

Bamboo: n/a

Women: n/a

Employee: 3000 (sector)

Trade: 800m RMB (sector, 2009)

Products: Paper pulp; Press boards; Train floors
Qinqshen County

Bamboo: n/a

Women: App. 70%

Employee: 1,058 (SMEs) 20,000 (sector)

Trade: 325m RMB (sector, 2008)

Products: Paper pulp; Weaving
Muchuan County

Bamboo: n/a

Women: 50-80%

Employee: 269 (SMEs)

Trade: n/a

Products: Building templates; Weaving
Hejiang County

Bamboo: n/a

Women: n/a

Employee: 717 (SMEs)

Trade: n/a

Products: Plywood; Paper pulp; Flooring
Changning County

Bamboo: n/a

Women: 60-70%

Employee: 656 (SMEs)

Trade: 1.5 billion (2009)

Products: Paper pulp Flooring; Edible shoots; Handicrafts; Eco-tourism

Sichuan: Project Sites

Goal

This project is a collaborative effort between the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), Sichuan Provincial Forestry Department (SFD), Benelux Chamber of Commerce in China (BENCHAM), and the European Project Innovation Center (EUPIC).

The goal of the project is to contribute to environmentally sustainable, pro-poor economic growth in post-disaster Sichuan Province, China. The specific objective is to increase livelihood opportunities by strengthening the bamboo sector in Sichuan, especially in earthquake-affected areas.