Ghana is the present leader in the West Africa region in terms of bamboo and rattan sector development, and second only to Ethiopia in Africa as a whole.
This brief reflects on the experiences and lessons gained through INBAR’s work in Ghana to foster development of a bamboo and rattan sector that contributes to the achievement of broader national and global goals.
This post was written by Pablo van der Lugt, Head of Sustainability at MOSO International and plenary speaker at INBAR’s 2018 Global Bamboo and Rattan Congress, BARC2018. It was originally posted on the Moso Bamboo blog in August 2019. Bamboo is one of the oldest building materials on this planet and has been used for […]
INBAR speaks to Ashebir Wondimu Zeleke, who served as INBAR’s focal person in the Ethiopian government for four years, about his experiences. As an intergovernmental organisation, INBAR exists in large part to support its network of 46 Member States (as of June 2020) to sustainably develop and manage their bamboo and rattan resources and promote […]
Uganda-based company Divine Bamboo has a clear vision: “an Africa with zero deforestation and increased access to renewable energy.” Established in 2016, Divine Bamboo uses local bamboo to create charcoal briquettes, as a renewable alternative to traditional cooking fuels. The company has already made a name for itself in the biomass energy sector, as one […]