1. Bamboo Industry Development for South Cotabato Project (a project supported by Rural Micro Enterprise Promotion Programme/ RUMEPP) (RuMEPP is a programme of Department of Trade and Industry and International Fund for Agricultural Development)

2. RATIONALE About DTI-RuMEPP – Target poor enterprising province (South Cotabato), one of the 19 accdg to NAPC – Provides BDS to micro-entrepreneurs (level 1) About the Project – Provides comprehensive package on bamboo industry development gearing towards promotion of e- bamboo – Legal Basis: EO 879, May 2010

3. Target Project Outputs LGU is supportive of Bamboo industry through the creation of bamboo industry development council Bamboo related intervention in the Province is harmonized through the implementation of concrete bamboo industry plan (2011-2013) Bamboo furniture/craft in the Province is responsive to current market needs through production of innovative and market driven products that is competitive with other players. Engineered bamboo is advocated through E-bamboo roadshows. Ascertain supply of bamboo in the province to support a bamboo hub that will produce e-bamboo products

4. Strategies Bamboo stakeholders forum and workshop on Bamboo industry development plan Issuance of EO by the Governor for the creation of bamboo industry development council Bamboo data consolidation (availability of bamboo) with DENR Gather data on DepEd’s requirement of desks and chairs for the next five years Training cum production on new design for bamboo furniture with TESDA, DA, DTI Provision of other BDS/ technical trainings like nursery, clump management, splitting, business mgt, FMT

5. Strategies Institutionalization, business registration of bamboo craft/ furniture producers Training on e-bamboo pre-processing and provision of common service facility Market linkage of a node to a hub (for e- Bamboo) Massive (re) planting of bamboo; esp. afus Local Missions to identified bamboo hubs and to provinces that promotes bamboo e.g. Abra

6. Project Assumptions Assured participation of LGUs and agencies Equity of MEs in business development Certain supply of bamboo for delivery to bamboo hub Establishment of at least 1 bamboo hub in the region DepEd’s demand on e-bamboo desks and e- bamboo chairs

7. Budgetary Requirements Phase 1: P 356, 000.00 Phase 2: P 756, 000.00 Status: approved Upcoming: Participation of DTI-RuMEPP to 2011 Kawayan Festival

8. Thank you!