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To set up a community-based forest ecosystem management strategy in South Ivory Coast using rattans as biological model, a research was carried out with the aim of achieving mass-production of seedlings by conventional vegetative propagation of two species: Laccosperma leave and L. secundiflorum. We tested sucker with L. leave, and sucker and rhizome with L. secundiflorum. For both species, high viability rates were observed at the seedling emergence time: 70% for sucker in L. leave, and 80% and 93%, respectively for sucker and rhizome in L. secundiflorum. The mean seedling emergence time was estimated to 131 12 days after sowing (DAS) in L. leave, and 122 16 and 108 9 DAS in L. secundiflorum for sucker and rhizome, respectively. No significant difference has been highlighted between the ability of L. secundiflorum to produce seedlings from sucker or rhizome. However, for this species, the use of sucker for the mass-production of seedlings was suggested since the gathering of this organ is less destructive for the maternal plant. For the target zone, the sustainability of the rattan seedlings mass-production by the conventional vegetative propagation technique, compared to tissue culture and seed propagation methods are discussed.