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Bamboo – The Millennium Grass of Ethiopia

The Eastern Africa Bamboo Project, executed by UNIDO and implemented by MoARD & MoTI-FeMSEDA has made real and tangible interventions since the start of its implementation in January 2006. It has made led towards the exploration of bamboo’s vital role in providing employment and economic growth opportunities in Ethiopia. Bamboo is a commodity indigenous to various countries in Africa; Ethiopia for example hosts over 1.0 million hectares of bamboo representing the largest bamboo source in Africa accounting 67% of the African bamboo resources and about 7% of the world total. In spite of the lack of skills and technology beyond some traditional uses and applications, the economic and development potential of bamboo as an alternate “cash” crop can be enhanced through use of its comparatively rich endowments in natural resources as a platform to stimulate growth and development.

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