Bamboo Crops...

FactSheet-BambooTheCro

• Bamboo grows naturally without the aid of pesticides, insecticides, fertilizer, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) or any chemicals whatsoever.
• Bamboo is one of the most prolific and sustainable plants in the world
• By encouraging the growth and utilisation of bamboo we can help combat global warming
• Bamboo sequesters more CO2 and generates up to 35% more O2 than an equivalent stand of trees
• The type of bamboo used in textiles is called Moso and is not the type of bamboo eaten by Pandas
• When a tree is chopped down it can take almost a century to grow back to its’ original state. When bamboo is chopped down it does not need replanting. It keeps growing and returns to maturity within 3-5 years
• Bamboo is important in sustaining endangered hardwood rainforests
• Bamboo has a wide range of uses and provides livelihood for rural communities in Asia and India
• Bamboo can help to mitigate water pollution
• Bamboo can be used to improve damaged soil, to prevent erosion, to sustain river banks and its roots act as a watershed
• Bamboo is much more water efficient than cotton and about twice as water efficient as eucalyptus trees