China National Bamboo Research Center
CBRC is a national-level institute of bamboo under jurisdiction to the State Administration of Forestry (SAF). It has 3 Missions as enshrined by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) and SAF: (a). Bamboo’s R. & D. at national and international level; (b). International exchange, cooperation and personnel training of bamboo; and (c). Bamboo’s industrialization. CBRC is established in 1988 and headquartered in Hangzhou which not only is a picturesque city, but also one of China’s most dynamic and booming regions of bamboo’s R. & D., production and marketing etc. CBRC has advanced labs and sets up 2 key field bases for R. & D and technical demonstration, and undertakes many ministerial / provincial R. & D. projects and international cooperation projects. It has art-of-the-state training facilities in its 4-star China Bamboo Plaza, and over 40 bamboo partners for on-the-spot training and practicing in China. In a word, CBRC is of strong capacities for conducting international bamboo training and follow-up cooperation.
As one of China’s pioneer members of undertaking bamboo training for developing countries in China, it is since 1992 that CBRC has been holding with great success 26 international workshops entrusted by the MOFCOM, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), United Nations Industry Development Organization (UNIDO) and individual governments etc. So far, over 700 participants from around 70 countries have been well trained, who have become the backbone for local forestry development and are playing a huge role in the promotion of world forestry development. Beside, CBRC provides forestry/bamboo technical support and consultation service for over 10 developing counties and makes great contributions to the world forestry development.
Contact information
International Cooperation Division,
China National Bamboo Research Center (CBRC)
Attn: Prof. & Dr. Ding Xingcui, Director of International
Cooperation Division
Project assistant: Eng. Cai Hanjiang
No. 310, Wenyi Rd., Hangzhou, 310012
Zhejiang Province
P.R. China
Tel: +86 571 88869217, 88863888-7009
Mobile: +86 13805791796
Fax: +86 571 88869217, 88860944
E-mail: cbrc@mail.hz.zj.cn，estrellacai@gmail.com