2008 Rattan Value Chain Workshop (Palawan, Philippines)

Dec 2-3, 2008, Palawan, Philippines - TransLinks Rattan Value Chain Workshop: A Visit to the Rattan Harvesters, co-hosted by EnterpriseWorks/Vita and the Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF) was the follow-up to the July 2008 TransLinks Value Chain workshop in Cebu City, Philippines. Rattan gatherers, community rattan concession holders, manufacturers, and local NGOs learned about the value chain dynamics, NTFPs and forest management in the context of biodiversity conservation, and tenure and governance issues that impact NTFPs in the Philippines. The workshop also included facilitated visits to manufacturing facilities to learn how the rattan is crafted into the end products and the market demand and competition factors that manufacturers face.