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Wood sector seeking ways to develop sustainably

Management agencies should roll out mechanisms and policies to promote the linkage between businesses and craft villages in the wood sector, heard a workshop in the southern province of Dong Nai on November 4.
Wood sector seeking ways to develop sustainably ảnh 1At the workshop (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNA) – Management agencies shouldroll out mechanisms and policies to promote the linkage between businesses andcraft villages in the wood sector, heard a workshop in the southern province ofDong Nai on November 4.

The event was jointly held by the Vietnam Timberand Forest Products Association (VIFORES), the Dong Nai Wood and HandicraftAssociation (DOWA), and Forest Trends – a non-profit organisation based in theUS.

To Xuan Phuc, from Forest Trends, stressed the needto step up the communication work to change consumption behavior towards rarewood species, and provide training courses for artisans from craft villages.
He suggested craft villages stay updated on themarket and policies through associations, grasp cooperation opportunities withcompanies, and form production groups.

Vietnam counts about 300 craft villages relating towood processing and carpentry, yetmost of them have not been connected with companies in the industry, Phucpointed out.

VIFORES President Do Van Lap also noted that thedomestic market, with a population of nearly 100 million, has not received dueattention in terms of mechanisms and policies, and from enterprises in thesector.

He also spoke of risks from imported timber used bycraft villages, and emphasised that there should be mechanisms and policies to assistthem to shift to other wood materials.

Dang Thi En, from Van Diem craft village in Hanoi’soutskirts district of Thuong Tin, expressed her belief that the connectivitywill help craft villages develop new products and better access the market./.
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