Alloys Barasa Mulla at his bamboo farm in Butula, Busia County. Bamboo tree is a valuable plant. However, many farmers do not consider farming the crop, which according to those who have ever had a ...

For all farming ventures, there some farmers who jump in and suffer losses, while there are others who make a kill. That has been the case with bamboo farming. While some have likened it to ‘another ...

The Center for International Forestry Research and World Agroforestry (CIFOR–ICRAF), in collaboration with the Assam State Bamboo Mission (ASBM), organised a three-day Farmers’ Training Programme on ...

ALONG RIVER RWIZI, Uganda (AP) — Along a stretch of bush by a muddy river, laborers dug and slashed in search of bamboo plants buried under dense grass. Here and there a few plants had sprouted tall, ...

CHIPINGE, Zimbabwe - Lush tracts of bamboo spread across southeastern Chipinge district, where the tall plant is increasingly regarded as green gold by villagers. They are harvesting it commercially ...