Develop INBAR technical guidelines on bamboo products/processing for East African INBAR member states

Providing a platform for increased dialogue between East African bamboo producers and investors and consumers from Africa, EU, China and multilateral funds

Build bamboo planting material delivery systems

Conduct 3 national awareness campaigns for East African Consumers

Develop capacity of East African producers and national standards authorities to use and meet new bamboo products/processes technical guiedlines

Conduct remote sensing national bamboo resource assessments for Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda.

Capacity development and technology transfer for East Africa bamboo producers on market study-identified value chains.

Set up a Voluntary Carbon Standard (VCS) bamboo carbon forestry pilot project in Ethiopia and share lessons learned with Kenyan and Ugandan

Regional training on bamboo carbon methodology development

Conduct 3 national market assessments for Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda, primarily aimed at identifying bamboo value chains with big potential for upscaling

Conduct physical, mechanical, chemical and anatomical tests for the two indigenous East African Bamboo Species

Capacity development for local communities on bamboo resource management, on-farm planting and restoration.

Develop 1 new composite/ resonated fibre board conversion route for African bamboo.