Jan 19, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Green Living
You may have heard about the butterfly that flapped its wings over the Sahara Desert, and it led to a drought in the Amazon Rainforest. Equally surprising, but far more verifiable, is the story of a tiny Asian beetle that’s reshaping the agricultural industry in...
Jan 17, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Species
We often speak with superlatives when we discuss the virtues of bamboo. The fastest-growing plant on earth, the world’s tallest grass, the vegetable to replace steel. Bamboo truly is amazing. But it’s important to remember that there are about 1,500...
Jan 12, 2022 | Agriculture & Gardening, Bamboo Industry
Special thanks to climate and forestry activist Apsana Kafle who contributed to this article. Apsana is a World Bamboo Fellow from the World Bamboo Association. Bamboo Management: Precondition for a sustainable future Bamboo is a prolific, perennial grass that is...
Jan 5, 2022 | Alternative Lifestyle, Bamboo Industry
The environmental benefits of bamboo are already well-known. This perennial grass grows incredibly fast and renews itself more quickly than any other crop. It produces more oxygen than an equal area of trees, and it has a tensile strength comparable to steel. As a...
Dec 13, 2021 | Bamboo Industry, Bamboo Products, Green Living
Special thanks to guest writer Jade Piper for this contribution. Jade has a passion for sustainable architecture and her essays have appeared on several websites. Bamboo is an ancient, tried-and-tested building material. With over 1,000 varieties of bamboo throughout...
Dec 6, 2021 | Bamboo Industry, Worldwide
Special thanks to guest author Lobna Harboub, expert and specialist in the bamboo supply chain issues of Ethiopia, who contributed this article on the bamboo industry in Ethiopia. Aside from being the top honey and coffee producer in Africa and having the largest...