The document discusses SNV's work in the non-timber forest products (NTFP) sector in Laos. It focuses on interventions in the bamboo, paper mulberry, and rattan shoot value chains to benefit poor households and increase employment. The goals are to raise incomes for 10,000 households below the poverty line and generate 3,600 new jobs by 2010 through more efficient value chains, sustainable production, and value-added processing. It also aims to build the capacity of 250 people working in the value chains through improved systems and community forest management. SNV works with government agencies, civil society groups, and the private sector to strengthen value chains, build local capacity, and provide knowledge services across Asia to contribute to poverty

1. Overview of SNV’s work in SNV Lao PDR Strategy Launch 13 June 2008 the NTFP Sector

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