This TOTEM on the village bamboo preservation unit has been produced at the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India. It may be used alone, or in conjunction with the TOTEM on preservation by sap displacement, which has been produced at the Institute of Wood Science and Technology, Bangalore, India. The report part of this TOTEM […]

This TOTEM on the production of corrugated bamboo roofing sheets has been produced by the Forest Science Institute, Hanoi, Vietnam. It may be used alone, or in conjunction with the TOTEMs on the bamboo splitting and slivering unit and matboard production unit, both of which have been produced by the Indian Plywood Industries Research Institute, […]

This TOTEM on the bamboo preservation by sap displacement has been produced by the Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), Bangalore, India. It may be used alone or in conjunction with the TOTEM on traditional bamboo preservation techniques, which has been produced by the Forest Research Institute, Dehra Dun, India. The report section of […]

This TOTEM on Bamboo Shoot Production has been produced by Xiao Jianghua and his team at the Research Institute of Subtropical Forestry, Fuyang, China. The report part of this TOTEM describes the technology for producing and establishing shoot-producing plantations for rural development in regions where bamboo is available as a raw material. It is intended […]

This document describes a variety of manual and electrically powered tools that are commonly used in construction with bamboo. Only commonly used tools are included – many other equally effective tools have been developed through the centuries. Este documento, recoge variedad de herramientas manuales y de otros ingenios o equipos impulsados por potencia eléctrica, que […]

This TOTEM on the bamboo toothpick manufacturing unit has been produced by Zhang QiSheng and Guan MingJie of the Bamboo Engineering and Research Centre at Nanjing Forestry University (NFU), Nanjing, China. The report section of this TOTEM describes the technology for producing and establishing a bamboo toothpick manufacturing enterprise for rural development in regions where […]

This TOTEM on bamboo treadle pump has been produced by Dr. Parimal M. Sadaphal, who used to work for International Development Enterprise-India (IDE-India) where the pumps described here were originally designed and developed. It is intended to be used in conjunction with the illustrative video included in this TOTEM package.

Este informe describe un método de propagación para Guadua Angustifolia utilizando el método de chusquines.

This TOTEM describes a variety of traditional Chinese furniture processing techniques.

Among the multiple uses of bamboo, its utilization in the construction of buildings of various types is notable, as it addresses the need for shelter. A variety of building traditions have evolved in different places, as the technology of building with bamboo is influenced by numerous factors such as the various species and their characteristics, […]