Mekong Bamboo engages with government agencies to raise awareness on the potential of the bamboo industry in the Mekong region. We also work to develop polices and regulations that encourage pro-poor development of the bamboo sector in the region.

Mekong Bamboo is actively working with the following provincial government partners:

• Thanh Hoa province, Viet Nam
• Hoa Binh province Viet Nam
• Phu Tho province, Viet Nam
• Yen Bai province, Viet Nam
• Hoauphanh province, Lao PDR
• Vientiane province, Lao PDR
• Champasak province, Lao PDR
• Kampong Chnang province, Cambodia

Research Institutions

Mekong Bamboo currently has formal relationships with several key research and policy institutions, including:

• Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Viet Nam (MARD) - The Centre for Agricultural Policy (CAP), part of The Institute for Policy and Strategy in Agriculture and Rural Development (IPSARD)
• Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Lao PDR - The Policy Research Center (PRC)
• The Hanoi Agricultural University, Viet Nam - Centre for Agricultural Research and Ecological Studies – (CARES)