We had a great #Ethiopia#Bamboo Study Tour with field visits to bamboo nursery development sites, furniture and handcraft cottage industries, factories, research institutions and demonstration plots.
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📷 @WendyOmanga
Rattan as furniture making material only came to the attention of the West from the late 1600s, as its practical advantages became apparent. #Rattan was far stronger and more malleable than willow, cheaper and lighter.
Rattan's journey to the west 👇
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The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo now has a National Bamboo Policy and acknowledges #bamboo as a tool for socio-economic and environmental development in the country.
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#RDcongo#DRC
If you compare the two maps you will observe that; as the Forest cover decreases over the years 1984-2021 the Rift Valley lakes increase in volume since the water retention time has reduced thus increasing surface runoff & not giving enough time for ground water recharge to occur
𝗪𝗛𝗬 𝗕𝗔𝗠𝗕𝗢𝗢 𝗜𝗦 𝗚𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗘𝗡𝗩𝗜𝗥𝗢𝗡𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧?
𝘽𝙖𝙢𝙗𝙤𝙤 𝘼𝙗𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙗𝙨 𝘾𝙖𝙧𝙗𝙤𝙣 𝘿𝙞𝙤𝙭𝙞𝙙𝙚 : Bamboo absorbs carbon dioxide and releases over 30% more oxygen into the atmosphere compared to an equivalent mass of trees.
Nellie Oduor, Center Director Kenya Forestry Research Institute-Karura/INBAR will be on Staarabika today to shed more light on how Bamboo can be used as a source of livelihood. #Staarabika
His Excellency the President Uhuru Kenyatta with the Priority 2 drivers taking part in the #WRCSafariRally. These are the drivers that will be flying the Kenyan 🇰🇪 high. All the best to them!! #FeelTheRoar