The Bamboo and Rattan Sectors in Asia: an Analysis of ... - INBAR

households to be managed as family plots. The reforms continued in 1983, with 85.3%
of the collectively managed bamboo land being contracted out to individual
households. By 1994, 91.5% of bamboo was managed by households, though the
ownership remained with the collectives. It means that farmers are now the decisionmakers;
they can decide when and how to plant, manage and harvest their bamboo,
and where and at what price to sell. Management rights can even be transferred and
inherited within the period of the contract.
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Consumer
Marketing
Manufacturing
Semi-Processing
Wholesale
Regional Trader
Local Trader
Post Harvest
Treatment
Raw Material
Production
Low Capital Intensity ➤ High
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Indicates Tranformation in Ownership
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Indicates Transformation Point Indicates Vertical Integration
Fig. 6: Intensive bamboo PCS in Anji, China
Bamboo land was allocated to villagers based on membership in village groups
and on family size and structure. Contracts were originally issued for 15 years, but
they have now been extended to 30 years, and in some places for even longer periods.
Annual rental was established, based on past bamboo yields, and the contract specified
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