Bamboo and rattan are ideal resources for development that integrates poverty reduction and environmental sustainability, and INBAR’s priority is giving people at all levels the knowledge and skills they need for long-term development involving bamboo and rattan. Therefore, a homestead bamboo plantation can provide income-generating opportunities for family members and can build upon their own inherent plant-cultivation abilities. The bamboo culms produced may be sold for profit, of may be used within the family for value-adding activities, such as mat-weaving, agarbathi stick production, handicrafts or other products.