ETHIOPIAN HIGHLAND BAMBOO (Yushania alpina) and rural economy
THE CONTRIBUTION OF HIGHLAND BAMBOO (Yushania alpina) TO RURAL LIVELIHOODS AND STATUS OF ITS DOMESTICATION AT BULE DISTRICT, GEDEO ZONE, SNNPR
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Yushania alpina (highland bamboo) is a perennial, multipurpose and a fast growing plant that supports local livelihoods in many ways. However, for long its uses have been limited to traditional applications. Although bamboo has quit high distribution and widely utilized by large number of local communities in Ethiopia, little baseline information on its livelihood support and domestication status exist for several areas. The objectives of this study were to investigate the role of the highland Bamboo in the livelihoods of the rural community and the process of its domestication. The study used...
Yushania alpina (highland bamboo) is a perennial, multipurpose and a fast growing plant that supports local livelihoods in many ways. However, for long its uses have been limited to traditional applications. Although bamboo has quit high distribution and widely utilized by large number of local communities in Ethiopia, little baseline information on its livelihood support and domestication status exist for several areas. The objectives of this study were to investigate the role of the highland Bamboo in the livelihoods of the rural community and the process of its domestication. The study used combination of methods to achieve the set objectives. The socio-economic survey involved formal and informal interviews and observations, while market assessment was employed to investigate product-market value chain. On farm, bamboo stock was assessed using farm level inventory. In conclusion, promotion, training and market facilitation for better economic incentive from bamboo may win increased local people participation bamboo cultivation, which may ultimately lead to better conservation and utilization of bamboo.
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