Finished rattan and bamboo products will be made in two places next year, said U Kyaw Thu, the chairman of the Myanmar Rattan and Bamboo Entrepreneurs Association.
The finished products will be exported to Europe, America, South Korea and Japan.
It is slated to carry out the boost in the production of rattan and bamboo in Rakhine State and Bago Region. Currently, local growers, related organisations concerned and the Myanmar Rattan and Bamboo Entrepreneurs Association are in negotiations.
The association will offer courses, provide technical assistance and explore the market. The local organisations will also join hands in cultivation and production.
Myanmar Rattan and Bamboo Entrepreneurs Association and local growers are cooperating to bolster the production rate of finished rattan and bamboo. The production and selling of the finished rattan and bamboo products are being carried out in Taikkyi in Yangon Region; Minhla in Bago Region and Waingmaw and Myitkyina in Kachin State, it is learnt.
A similar plan to enhance the production volume will be conducted in Kachin State starting from January, 2017.—200
Source: Global New Light of Myanmar
