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Exports of bamboo and rattan
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13/07/2018
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Rattan industry is facing opportunities to occupy 10% of the world market demand and revenues of about $ 1 billion from exports . According to statistics from the GDC , the end of 2013, exports of rattan, bamboo , sedge mats reached U.S. $ 229.7 million , an increase of 8.58 % compared with 2012.
Vietnam exports rattan , bamboo , sedge mats to 18 markets around the world , including the United States is the main market , accounting for 22.7 % market share , turnover reached 52.2 million, up 27.09 % over the previous year . In second place is the Japanese market with a turnover of U.S. $ 39.6 million , an increase of 15.10 % .
To export handicraft products to the Japanese market businesses Vietnam to note , in business relations with Japanese enterprises , enterprises Vietnam Notes : Handling swift customer requirements , ensure on-time delivery , product quality , service after sales care , supply clarifying materials , do not use child labor , understand the production
Suggested directions for exporting handicraft items to Japan in the near future , experts say , product design problem is today 's Vietnam business , want to export good this market is Vietnam enterprises should enhance the product design phase but should not run merely designed to ensure that all features of the product used anymore . In addition, attention should be given to creating a unique product of regional Vietnam ( the product ) which is in line with the tastes of Japanese consumers .
On the growth of commodity exports from Vietnam to the market in 2013, the number of market turnover growth of 67% . The market growth rate is Sweden , United States and South Korea , where Sweden is strong market growth than both , although turnover was only $ 3.6 million but increased by 29.48 % ; South Korea plans to increase 27.28 % .
With a turnover in 2013 was $ 225 million , however rattan , woven still needs more investment to promote the potential to reach $ 1 billion opportunity .
According to the Chairman of Vietnam Craft Village Association , said there are 713 villages rattan , accounting for 24 % of the total handicraft villages , attracting around 350 thousand employees .
From 2009 to now , the village is famous as rattan Phu Nghia , hats Bell , Bezel village , Chang Son , Phu Tuc , hats Hue ... meet many difficulties due to market uncertainty , unstable material sources regulations , as long as production .
While consumers in developed countries preferred the simple product , taking shape , the Vietnam bamboo and rattan products are often cumbersome , and much more angular , curved , it is difficult to market ... sustainability. We have not built a common brand for bamboo products in Vietnam.
Over 80 % of the production base in rattan not enough capital to technical innovation , expand production scale , most of the technology used , obsolete equipment , labor productivity and product quality low food , lack of variety of designs , limited competitiveness on both the domestic market and export .
Head of Processing and Trade Department of Processing of Agricultural Products and Salt ( MARD ) , rattan and bamboo can be processed hundreds of different products catering to domestic consumption and export .
Specifically , these materials can be produced into two large groups : the traditional products , such as bamboo shoots as food , handicraft goods , curtains , mats , toothpicks , paper ... , new products like bamboo laminated flooring and furniture , bamboo molding for construction , made of activated carbon , yarn , ... In particular , products from bamboo processing industry as pressed bamboo and sugar especially from bamboo mats although new research and put into production but had a potential position in both domestic and foreign markets , there is a very high added value .
Department trade Processing of Agricultural Products and Salt , said the country has about 1.4 million ha of bamboo , which is only about 6 % of planted area , the rest is natural forest . The province has large reserves of bamboo , is focused Thanh Hoa , Lam Dong , Kon Tum , Nghe An , Tuyen Quang , Dak Nong , Binh Phuoc , Lai Chau , Son La and Yen Bai . Every year , Vietnam consumes about 400-500 million bamboo trees for different purposes .
Field investigations in 28 provinces across the country , estimates rattan resources in Vietnam with a total area of 381 936 ha . In the North Central region that most clouds ( 201.076ha ) , followed by the South Central region with an area of 180 270 ha of rattan . Production of rattan can be harvested in the country is estimated at 36 510 tonnes / year , while actual demand is about 70,000 tons / year , which means every year we have imported over 33,000 tons of clouds .
Bamboo , rattan is the NTFP species potentially grow into specialized material or the conservation of sustainable exploitation . Compared with trees , bamboo has advantages in growth rate is very fast , after 3-4 years of planting can be exploited , high yield 4-12 tons / ha / year . Cutting cycle of bamboo forests is very short , from 2-3 years .
With demand from the market , from 2020 and 2030 , the product structure of bamboo processing industry should be 30 % for traditional products and 70 % of group products new products .
Thus, in parallel with the development gap in the demand for rattan products in the world is still quite large . The capacity building for enterprises in this industry , striving to create brand associated rattan Vietnam to go straight into the gap rattan products for the world . / .
