Bamboo and Rattan - NWFP Group Amelia.pdf

Introduction of Bamboo and Rattan.

1. presentation1

2. AMELIABINTIAHMAD
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3. Bambooishighlyversatile.Itiscapableofgrowinginavarietyofsoils
derivedfromdifferentparentrocks,withinitsclimatichabitats.Bamboo
hasalsobeenplantedonalargescalealongroadsidesandcanals.Itis
alsoplantedindegradedforestareasparticularlynearhabitations.
Meanwhile,Rattansareoldworldclimbingpalmsbelongingtosubfamily
Calamoideaethatalso includes treepalms suchas Raphia (Raffia) and
Metroxylon(Sagopalm)andshrubpalmssuchasSalacca(Salak)(Uhl&
Dransfield,1987).

4. socialenvironment
Manyproductcanbeproduced
frombamboosuchaspicture
frame,handicraftsand
ornamental.Inspitethat,
Bambooalsobeingusefor
landscapinggardensforpublic
recreatonandprivatearea
local globalwork
bamboocanbeutilizedasa
buildingmaterialfor
scaffolding,bridges,houses
andbuildings.Bamboolike
wood,isanaturalcomposite
materialwithahighstrength
toweightratiousefulfor
structures.
Isgreatformitigating
climatechangebecause
bambooproduces35%more
oxygenandabsorbsfivetimes
moreCO2thansimilarplants

5. Localusesofrattansinclude
theproductionofmats,baskets,
fishtraps,dyes,andmedicines,
whilefortheinternational
market,rattansaremostlyused
intheproductionofcane
furniture.
local globalwork
Rattancontributestothe
economythroughthe
processingoffurnitureand
handicrafts.Amongthr
furnitureproducedare
chairs,tables,beds,and
kitchenutensils.
socialenvironment
Forcenturiespeoplehaveused
themfor binding, basketry,house
construction,food,andnumerous
othernon-marketpurposes;more
recentlythecanesofsomespecies
havebeengatheredforthemulti-
billion-dollarfurniture,
handicraft,andmat-making
industries.

6. Bambooandrattanareexcellentnatural,
sustainablematerialswithnumerousvital
propertiesanduses.However,thereisa
commonmisconceptionthatrattanandbamboo
arethesamematerial.RattanandBamboocome
fromdifferentplantsandareentirelydifferent
specieswithdifferingproperties.

7. TransferofTechnologyModel.RattanSte
mBendingUnit.www.inbar.int.
LouYiping.BambooResources,
ManagementandProductioninChina
InternationalNetworkforBamboo
andRattan