Bamboo and rattan are powerful ‘strategic forest resources’ that can bring jobs and income to millions of people in rural areas, create new income streams for communities and reverse land degradation and deforestation. But today progress toward this widespread growth is slow. It is caused by a la…
Success Stories
Bamboo Star Agro-Forestry – Unlocking Ethiopia’s Bamboo Potential
In Ethiopia about one million hectares of land is occupied by bamboo forests which makes it Africa’s largest reserve of bamboo. Coupled with eager foreign investment, Ethiopia is leading the bamboo industrial revolution in Africa. Bamboo Star Agro-Forestry (BSAF), a company founded by succe…
Bamboo toothbrushes – a green living option, servicing hygienic and environmental needs
Every time we visit a dentist, he or she will invariable tell us how essential it is to brush our teeth well. The dentist will also recommend replacing our toothbrushes regularly for a healthy dental care. Now consider this – assuming we replace our toothbrushes once in every three months and if …
World’s First Bamboo-Fired Power Plant to Open in Japan
A company based in Tokushima prefecture in western Japan said it will build the world’s first fire-powered electricity plant which will use bamboo as its main source of fuel. Fujisaki Electric Co. said it will be able to generate 15.8 million kilowatts a year at the plant, or enough to provide el…
High Road Capital Acquires Cali Bamboo
In Press release dated July 15, 2015, High Road Capital Partners (www.highroadcap.com) announced that it has acquired Cali Bamboo, LLC (www.calibamboo.com). Cali Bamboo is a leading manufacturer and direct-to-consumer retailer of bamboo flooring and sustainable building products. Based in San Die…
Sustainable Living – The Bambu way!
Inspiring. Entrepreneurial. That’s how one would describe the success story of this husband wife team of Jeffrey Delkin and Rachel Speth, the founders of eco-friendly bamboo housewares venture – Bambu. Bambu designs, produces, and markets handcrafted home products made from bamboo and other…
Kitil Farm in Kenya sowing a future of prosperity with bamboo seedlings
Kitil Farm, founded by Juvenales Njuguna in Kenya is today one of the leading bamboo plantation nursery in Africa. It is indeed an inspirational story of how Njuguna overcame the odds to nurture Bamboo farming. Today, Kitil Farm grows and sells high quality bamboo seedlings to individuals, inves…
8 reasons why Bamboo Charcoal is now being increasingly regarded as the new Black.
(1) ACTIVATED BAMBOO CHARCOAL WORKS VERY EFFECTIVELY TO REGULATE HUMIDITY. Place Bamboo Charcoal in a vase or basket in each high traffic room of your house. During periods of high humidity, excess moisture will be absorbed by the bamboo charcoal. During periods of low humidity, the moisture will…
Mixing the right technology with local skills – VEDHA driving the future of bamboo furniture
Institute of Village Enterprise Development For Handicraft Artisans – that’s what VEDHA stands for. It was started in 1990 when a select few recognised the attributes of bamboo as being an ecologically friendly resource with great engineering properties. They embarked upon a journey – explo…
Fighting typhoons and storms with bamboo homes in Philippines
Philippines has some of the poorest people in the world whose troubles are compounded by typhoons and floods. A global architectural design contest formed by a partnership of the Quezon City government, Climate Change Commission, MyShelter Foundation, United Architects of the Philippines, and Ph…