bamboo and rattan utilization in ghana
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Bamboo and rattan utilization in Ghana
An Overview
Paul Osei-Tutu, INBAR West Africa Regional Coordinator [email protected]
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About 400,000 ha of bamboo • Bambusa vulgaris • Oxythenanthera abyssinica
• 3 main rattan species • Eremospatha spp. • Lacosperma spp. • Calamus spp.
both traditional and modern
bamboo and rattan utilization
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Traditional uses
Farm basket. Source: thefrogblog.org.uk
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Traditional uses
Cocoa drying platform, chicken coop and farm house. Source: http://cocoafarmingpix.blogspot.com/2010/10/coopaga.html
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Traditional uses
TV antenna pole
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Traditional uses
Traditional reclining chair. Source: tonaton.com
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Traditional uses
Bamboo entertainment: flute & canon
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Modern uses
Truckload of bamboo, quite new and increasingly common sight in Ghana
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Modern uses
Bamboo selling point, quite new and increasingly common sight in Ghana
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Modern uses
Building support poles
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Modern uses
Bamboo beach camp
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Modern uses
Bamboo resort apartment
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Modern Uses Bamboo school building & bamboo school furniture
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Bamboo laminated school furniture Modern uses
Laminated bamboo school furniture
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Modern uses
Bamboo school block. Source: http://www.charitychoice.co.uk/blog/gone-to-ghana-volunteering-in-africa/64
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Bamboo arts center
Modern uses
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The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
Modern uses
Rattan/bamboo furniture. Source: http://vividwaysonline.com/
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Bamboo bicycle frame
Modern uses
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Bamboo charcoal and briquettes
Modern uses
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Bamboo pellets
Modern uses
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The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
Concluding remarks
Ghana has made significant progress in bamboo and rattan utilization
There is room for further adoption and upscale of bamboo utilization technologies/options
Issues that require attention • Higher recovery (bamboo charcoal), product
innovation, quality standards/certification, packaging and marketing
• Regulation of resource exploitation and cultivation to ensure sustainability
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The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
Thank you
Merci