Industry 5.0 is a fifth industrial revolution in which enabling technologies center human
wellbeing, sustainability and supply chain resilience in industrial settings. This paper …

Bamboo development in Africa and Asia varies extensively across countries, but many also
share similar challenges and obstacles. This report has provided an overview of bamboo …

The study was carried out on 120 field experimentation sites where 2420 bamboo cuttings
were planted under the same natural tobacco growing conditions in five different zones (that …

Bamboo is the fastest growing plant on earth with a short growth cycle. Some species grow
as much as 1.2 m per day. Its yield is up to 25 times higher than that of fastest growing timber …

In Kenya, bamboo is mostly found in Central, Western and Coastal provinces. It is mainly
used in residential fencing, horticultural flower farming, handcrafts and minor cottage …

Soils and water are major resources that drive a country's economy, and therefore should be
conserved and utilized sustainably. However, in Kenya, these two resources are facing huge …

Yushania alpina is an indigenous bamboo species growing at Mt. Elgon forest in Western
Kenya and its young shoots are consumed by the local people as a vegetable. This study …

Natural forests are disappearing in many tropical countries, resulting in loss of biodiversity
and erosion of forest-dependent livelihoods. The maintenance and restoration of forests as …

This new book presents an abundance of important information and case studies that deal
with bamboo farming and its effects from and on climate change adaptation and mitigation …

Bamboo shoots have been used for many years as food particularly in Asian countries. In
Kenya however utilization of bamboo for food is largely unknown despite the frequent food …