Ethiopia to export bamboo products (ERTA)

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MoTI) said to factories are to export Ethiopian bamboo products to overseas. Speaking at relevant meeting on Tuesday, MoTI State Minister, Tadesse Haile said bamboo resource in Ethiopia accounts for 67 per cent of that in Africa. The meeting will be deliberating on bamboo development projects in Africa in general and in Ethiopia and Kenya in particular. In Ethiopia bamboo projects are implemented under the micro and small-scale enterprises scheme. It was indicated on the occasion that bamboo plantations contribute towards alleviating the adverse impacts of climate change.