AGENDA International Workshop on Sustainable Industrialization and Commercialization of Non-Timber-Forest-Products (NTFPs) and Sustainable Bamboo Development
Date : August 25 – September 13, 2015
Location : Zhejiang Province, China
August 25
Registration (Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province)
August 26
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:30 – 9:30 Opening Ceremony
9:30 – 10:00 Tea break
10:00 -11:00 Jin Wei: Introduction to the agenda
11:00 -11:15 Tea break
11:15-12:00 Presentation given by Wang Anguo: Introduction of Chinese government`s administration system and the state of Zhejiang Province
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-14:30 Presentation given by Zhu Zhaohua: Main Experiences of the Sustainable Development of China`s Bamboo Industry
14:30-14:45 Tea break
14:45-15:45 Presentation given by Wang Anguo: bamboo shoots industry green the mountains; purify the water and rich the people.
15:45-17:30 Presentation given by Zhu Zhaohua: Sustainable Development of Anji bamboo industry
18:00 Dinner
August 27
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
The Forum on “Bamboo – the Important Green Material for Construction in the 21st Century”
Topics:
- The inevitability and main obstacles for bamboo to become construction materials;
- Bamboo for improving living conditions of slum-dwellers and disaster resistance and relief housing;
- Utilization of bamboo structures and materials in high-end applications;
- Vision and forecast: bamboo materials and bamboo structure’s future prospects
8:00-11:30 Session I: Key Note Presentations (TBD)
12:00-13:30 Lunch Break
13:30-17:30 Session II: Discussions and Conclusion
August 28
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-11:30 Visit to Hangzhou Botanical Garden
11:30-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30 Visit to Hangzhou National Tea Museum
14:30-16:30 Visit to China National Silk Museum
16:30-18:00 Touring in He Fang street (shopping)
18:30 Dinner
August 29
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-9:30 Presentation given by Zhu Zhaohua: The full-utilization of bamboo biomass and the extension of the supply/value chains of bamboo industry
9:30-10:00 Tea Break
10:00-11:00 Presentation given by Wang Anguo: Propagation, plantation and management technologies of monopidial bamboos
11:00-11:15 Tea break
11:15-12:00 Presentationby Prof. Zhu Zhaohua: Propagation and management technologies of sympodial bamboos
12:00 Lunch
13:30-15:30 Discussion Session: Bamboo and Energy (Free Discussion)
15:30-15:50 Tea Break
15:50-17:00 Presentation given by Zhu Zhaohua: Suggestions on sustainable development of the bamboo sector in developing countries
17:00-17:30 Discussion
18:00 Dinner
August 30
7:00-7:30 Breakfast
7:30 Check out from hotel
8:00-10:00 Hangzhou—Anji
10:00 -12:00 Field Visit:
- Primary processing factory (by the side of the bamboo plantation demo-site)
- Bamboo curtain/mat/carpet processing factory – AnjiXueqiang Bamboo and Wood Products Co. Ltd.
12:00-13:30 Lunch
13:30-17:30 Field Visit:
- Moso bamboo high-yielding and high-efficient plantation demo-site: introduction to ecological and sustainable bamboo forest management technologies
- Bamboo houses (Strand-woven/pressed bamboo material structure)
17:30 Check in to hotel in Anji (Farm-stay)
18:00 Dinner
August 31
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-12:00 Field Visit:
- Yoyu Company – visit to bamboo furniture and inner decoration exhibition
- JunLan Holiday Hotel (5 start): Decoration and furniture all made by bamboo
- Bamboo machinery manufacturer – Jitai Machinery Co., Ltd.
- Bamboo toothpick/chopstick machinery manufacturer
12:00 -13:00 Lunch
13:00 -17:30 Field Visit:
- Bamboo Trade Center
- Bamboo traditional furniture factory (using bamboo poles)
- Bamboo textile company and its shop
- Bamboo toothbrush and penholders factory
18:00-19:00 Dinner
September 1
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00 -12:00 Field Visit:
- Strand-woven (pressed) bamboo processing factory
- Bamboo lamination flooring factory
- Bamboo furniture panel and veneer processing factory
- Bamboo charcoal company and bamboo tile charcoal producer
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00 -17:00 Field Visit:
- Bamboo charcoal processing factory (using sawdust)
- Bamboo cement molding board factory
- Bamboo particle board processing factory
- Bamboo biomass fuel pellet processing factory
18:00-19:00 Dinner
September 2
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-11:30 Field Visit:
- Chunhui bamboo daily product processing factory
- Bamboo pole processing factory
11:30 Lunch
13:00 -15:00 Field Visit:
- The production base of Lingzhi – Gannoderma (Medicinal mushroom)
- Bamboo broom factory and bamboo leave processing
18:00 Dinner
September 3
7:00 -8:00 Breakfast
8:00-12:00 Free or watch TV – China’s Military Parade to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the victory against facism
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-17:00 Participant presentations (bamboo’s part)
18:00 Dinner
September 4
7:00 -8:00 Breakfast, Check out
8:00 -10:00 Thematic Discussions:
- Anji Forestry Bureau : opportunities and challenges of Anji’s bamboo industry development
- Presented by Jitai machines: Issues regarding to importing Bamboo machineries from China
- Participant discussion
10:00 -11:30 Anji – Lin’an by bus
12:00 -13:00 Lunch (in Taihuyuan Bamboo Garden)
13:00-16:00 Field Visit:
- Taihuyuan Ornamental Bamboo Garden (Green house and the planted
- Demonstration on Bamboo Propagation by Rhizomes, Prof. Wang Anguo
- Demonstration plantation of Phyllostachys praecoxfor shoot purpose in Taihu Town
- Bamboo bio-fertilizer factory
16:00 -17:30 Discussion with bamboo farmers in Qingyun village – Rural bamboo shoot industry and the changes it brought to the farmer households
18:00 Hotel check-in (Alishan Hotel)
18:30 Dinner
September 5
7:00 -8:00 Breakfast
8:30 -12:00 Field Visit:
- Song You Food Co., Ltd. (Bamboo shoot processing factory)
- Hangzhou Zen Bamboo and Wood Products Co., Ltd. (Bamboo veneer & veneer products processing factory)
12:00 Lunch
12:30-16:30 Presentations
- Wang Anguo: The multi-participation in Lin’an’s bamboo shoot industry development
- Presentation given by Prof. Yao Bin, Zhejiang Forestry University: Bamboo fiber processing technologies
16:30-17:30 Thematic Discussions:
- Impressions and evaluations on China’s bamboo industry after a whole week’s introductions and field visits
- What are the best ways for sustainable bamboo development? What are the key aspects to guarantee success?
18:00-19:00 Dinner
September 6
7:00 -8:00 Breakfast
8:00 -12:00 Participant Presentations (NTFPs part)
12:00 Lunch
13:30 -17:30 Presentations
- Presentation given by Zhu Zhaohua:Analysis on the integrated sustainable development model of Lin’an mountainous areas
- Presentation given by Wang Anguo: New Rural Construction and the transformation of farmers` livelihood in Lin’an since China’s Opening and Reform Policy
- Presentation given by Tang Mingrong: Lin’an’s forest sustainable management and related policies
18:00-19:00 Dinner
September 7
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-11:30 Presentations:
- An introduction to the edible fungi industry of Pan’an
- The development of Bee Honey Industry in Tonglu
- Introduction to the traditional Chinese herbal medicine industry in Pan`an
- Presentation given by Jin Wei: The book Non-Timber Forest Products and Forest Biodiversity in China and brief introduction of China’s NTFPs development
12:00 Lunch
13:00-14:30 Presentation by Prof. Shi Yongjun, Zhejiang Agriculture and Forestry University (ZAFU): Bamboo and Carbon Sink
14:30-15:00 Tea Break
15:00-16:00 Presentation by Prof. Zhu Zhaohua: Reform and development direction of China’s collective forestry property right system
16:00-17:00 Presentation given by Wang Anguo: How did Lin’an realize the industrial production of its traditional NTFP – hickory nuts? How did Lin’an initiate the new industry of Torreya Grandis – a non-traditional NTFP?
17:00-18:00 Thematic Discussion:
- Based on the development cases of bamboo, shoot, bee honey, edible fungi, Traditional Chinese Medicine, hickory and Torreya Grandisin Anji, Lin’an, Tonglu and Pan’an, summarize their experiences in common, and conclude on the ways and means of NTFPs industrialization and commercialization
18:00-19:00 Dinner
September 8
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00 -11:30 Field Visit:
- Visit to NTFPS example villageand Dongkeng Village, (Dongkeng organic tea, hickory harvesting, visit to the old hickory trees)
11:30 -12:00 Dongkeng – Baisha
12:00 -13:00 Lunch at Farmer’s House in Baisha
13:00 -17:00 Field Visit:
- Eco-Village of Lin’an- Baisha Village
- Discussion on Baisha’s development (NTFPs and Eco-tourism, Prof. Zhu’s Presentation on Baisha Village – an Eco-Village)
- Tour in Baisha Eco-tourism Area
17:30 Back to Hotel
18:00-19:00 Dinner
September 9
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00 -12:00 Field Visit:
- Suyun Village, NTFPs village (Hickory plantation and other NTFPs)
- Discussion with the old Village Leader
12:00-13:00 Lunch in Taihuyuan Ornamental Bamboo Garden
13:30-17:30 Field Visit:
- Duishi Primary School, Bamboo Education
- Mushroom producing company (Mushroom cultivation)
18:00-19:00 Dinner
September 10
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-12:00 Field Visit:
- Visit to Gingko village: the old Forestry Engineer introduction, Identify Gingko clones, cultivation of Gingko trees and the grafting technologies
- Visit to the Ancient Gingko Tree in Baiguo Village, Longgang Town, Lin’an
- Visit to hickory plantation, study hickory harvest
12:00-13:00 Lunch (in Longgang Town)
14:00-18:00 Field Visit:
- China Roast Nuts Food Mall
- Hickory nut shell removing processing
- Hickory Museum and Food Supermarket
18:00 Dinner
September 11
7:00-7:30 Breakfast
7:30-8:00 Check out
8:00-9:30 Lin`an- Tonglu
9:30-12:00 Field Visit:
- Visit to Hangzhou Bee Words Industry Co. Ltd (Bee raising, nectar plants and bee product processing
- Visit to Chinese Yew Bio-technology Co. Ltd, Chinese Yew (Taxus chinensis) plantation and discussions
12:00 Lunch
13:30-15:00 Tonglu-Hangzhou
15:00-17:30 Touring at Ancient Canal Museum and umbrella museum (Tangxi Village)
17:30-18:00 Check-in hotel in Hangzhou
18:00 Dinner
September 12
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
8:00-12:00 Evaluation and Conclusion for the Workshop
Closing Ceremony
12:00-13:00 Lunch
13:00-17:00 Free or see the big Tide on the Qiantangjiang River
18:00 Dinner
September 13
7:00-8:00 Breakfast
Departure