A staff of the “Enhancing the Growth of Bamboo-based Enterprises in Laguna” project conducts in-depth interviews of firms engaged in bamboo business.Bamboo growers, manufacturers, artisans and traders in Laguna can expect better days ahead as the Forest Products Research and Development Institute of the Department of Science and Technology is working on a project that aims to strengthen the province’s bamboo industry.
It has also studied the current status and prospects of each bamboo enterprise, and consequently identified firm-level and industry-wide interventions based on their needs. Recently, DOST-FPRDI initiated a forum attended by 28 bamboo enterprises and 70 LGU representatives from Laguna. Emmanuel Lee Lapitan of the Department of Trade and Industry Laguna discussed various bamboo products that are in-demand locally and abroad, and the services that can be availed from DTI.