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The Experts' Consultation on Rattan Development that was held in Rome last 5-7 December 2000 emphasized the economic, socio-cultural and ecological importance of rattan to a large number of people in the world. To this end, the experts’ consultation called for a concerted effort of governments, the private sector, NGOs and relevant international agencies such as ITTO to work together for the development of the rattan sector.

This pre-project intends to assess the socio-economic acceptability, financial and market feasibility of rattan production and utilization technologies in the Southeast Asia region. The pre-project will conduct situational analyses of the rattan commodity and the socio-economic, production, harvesting, processing, utilization and market dimensions of rattan in local communities and plantations in the ASEAN member countries. The pre-project will engage interaction with ASEAN key regulatory bodies dealing with rattan. The future actions needed to enhance ASEAN regional cooperation through collaborative research in rattan development will be determined. The project activities shall include the ASEAN Regional Conference on Rattan Sustainable Development.