Blog - Bamboo Bootcamp

BAMBOO’S 1,500 USES…The Importance of Product – Species Selection for Bamboo

China's bamboo industry is predominantly built around a single species of temperate monopodial bamboo - Moso, or Phyllostachys edulis. Products,...

Blessed with Bamboo

Blessed with BambooNo calamity can destroy our resiliency as Filipinos. A famous line from the speech choir entitled “The Resiliency of a Filipino”...

PHL eyes more bamboo exports

THE Philippines is eyeing to boost its share in the global market for commercial bamboo products with its plan to establish 1 million hectares of...

Bamboo Fiber

Bamboo fibres are cellulosic fibres produced from Bamboo Plants a type of grass. There are two methods of producing bamboo fibres namely Mechanical...

Why Bamboo?

Sometimes The Grass Is Greener Bamboo is one of the most sustainable and diverse natural resources on the planet. With over one thousand varieties,...

Is bamboo a tree or a grass?

The definition is contested as the answer has immense economic implications. If bamboo is a tree or timber, it belongs to the forest department and...

Kwabena Danso, The Brain Behind Ghana’s Bamboo Made Bicycles

Kwabena Danso is a dreamer and a go-getter, a man determined to change the world around him and make a positive impact on several lives! He is a...

The story of National Bamboo Mission

Bamboo is a versatile crop. It can be used in 1,500 different ways including as food, a substitute for wood, building and construction material, for...

Characteristics of Bamboo – A Highly Sustainable Material

What is bamboo? Bamboo is one of the fastest growing plants on the planet. A member of the grass family, bamboo is known for tall hollow stems that...