Public Discussion Groups about Bamboo on the Internet

1. Bamboo Plantations  (English)
2. Bambú Plantaciones  (Español)
3. Bamboo Market (English)
4. Bamboe (Nederlands)
5. INBAR Discussion Groups

This group is a forum for exchanging information, ideas, and opinions about the use of BAMBOO in PLANTATIONS.  

Bamboo has been exploited from natural stands from time immemorial.   In recent years, however, bamboo forests have been over-exploited to provide raw material for bamboo industries.

The growth of industries utilizing bamboo requires the sustainable cultivation and management of bamboo resources.  

Bamboo is increasingly being cultivated like other agricultural crops, that is, in professionally managed plantations.  

The aim of the group is to learn more about bamboo plantations.  

The topics of interest to the group include:

• global inventory of bamboo plantations
• regulatory issues related to bamboo
• national policies and strategies on bamboo agroforestry
• environmental impact of bamboo plantations
• planting material used for bamboo plantations
• genetic enhancement of bamboo for plantations
• the socio-economics of bamboo plantations
• the role of women in bamboo plantations
• the utilization of bamboo from plantations
• plantation management techniques
• opportunities for plantation development
• assessment of existing plantations
• information on bamboo plantation projects
• harvesting methods
• yields of bamboo plantations
• economic and business analysis of bamboo plantations
• industries dependent on bamboo as a raw material
• data linking bamboo to other wood and non-wood forestry crops
  

This group is interested in knowing more about the issues that are directly or indirectly related to bamboo plantations.   The group is thus an open platform for disseminating information related to bamboo plantations. It is open to all individuals: farmers, environmentalists, agronomists, entrepreneurs, industrialists, or anyone with a special interest in bamboo cultivation.

The group was founded by Dr Victor Brias.
E-mail: bamboo-plantations-owner@yahoogroups.com

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Este grupo es un foro para el intercambio de información, ideas y opiniones sobre la producción de BAMBU EN PLANTACIONES.

El bambú ha sido explotado en su forma natural desde tiempos inmemoriales; sin embargo, en años recientes los bosques de Bambú han sido sobreexplotadaos para proveer materia prima a las industrias que procesan bambú con distintos fines.

El crecimiento de las industrias que utilizan bambú requiere el cultivo sustentable y el manejo adecuado de los recursos de Bambú.

Hay una tendencia creciente a que el bambú sea cultivado como otros productos agrícolas, vale decir en plantaciones con un manejo profesional.

El propósito de este grupo es aprender mas sobre las plantaciones de bambú, y los temas de interés del mismo consideran (en un recuento no excluyente) lo siguiente:

• inventario global de las plantaciones de bambú
• políticas y estrategias nacionales respecto a la producción agroforestal de bambú
• información sobre proyectos y el desarrollo de plantaciones.
• mejoramiento genético de la planta de bambú
• elementos socio-económicos de las plantaciones de bambú
• el rol de la mujer en las plantaciones de bambú
• técnicas de manejo de plantaciones
• análisis económico   y del negocio de las plantaciones de bambú.
• industrias dependientes del bambú como materia prima
• estadísticas que vinculen al bambú con otros productos forestales y no forestales
• impacto ambiental de las plantaciones de bambú

Este grupo está abierto a todos los individuos: agricultores, agrónomos, ambientalistas, biólogos, economistas, empresarios, ingenieros forestales, industriales o cualquiera que tenga interés en el cultivo del bambú.

El grupo fue fundado por Víctor Brías (bambu_plantaciones-owner@yahoogroups.com) y Gert Van Delft del ENVIRONMENTAL BAMBOO FOUNDATION (EBF-HOLLAND).

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Bamboo is increasingly being used as a raw material for producing high value added products, many of which (e.g. bamboo parquet and panels) are becoming very popular in Japan, Europe, the United States, and Australia.

Although China is the main exporter of bamboo products, there is a growth of bamboo production throughout Asia, Latin America and Africa.

Bamboo products have been around for thousands of years, but the international trade of bamboo products is a relatively recent phenomenon.

Information about bamboo marketing and trade is very scarce. This group is an open forum for exchanging economic and marketing information about bamboo products.

The aim of the group is to learn more about the market of bamboo products, including: fresh and canned bamboo shoots; parquet and flooring; panels and boards; composite products and fiberboard; pulp & paper; furniture; mat boards; kitchenware and utensils; toothpick & chopsticks; musical instruments; fishing equipment; handicrafts; pharmaceutical & chemical products; charcoal and bio-oil; any product made with bamboo.

Members of the group are encouraged to share information about: manufacturers; wholesalers and retailers, exporters and importers; new products; product pricing; quality; product reviews; market size of product; import and export statistics; comparison with non-bamboo products; etc.

It is expected that this group will contribute to the existing knowledge about bamboo and provide useful   information to business people, economists, and anyone involved in the trade or manufacture of bamboo products.

This group was founded by Victor Brias

Contact: bamboo-market-owner@yahoogroups.com

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Discussion Group in Dutch about bamboo in Belgium and Holland.

The group was founded by Victor Brias.

Contact:  bamboe-owner@yahoogroups.com

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