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J. Bamboo and Rattan , Vol. 2, No. 4, pp. 319– 326 (2003) Ó VSP 2003. Also available online - www.vsppub.com Bamboo resources, uses and trade: the future? IAN R. HUNTER ¤ International Network for Bamboo and Rattan, P. O. Box 100102-86, Beijing 100102, P. R. China Abstract —Bamboo products are well established in internal markets and on the world trade market. Accurate statistical information on this trade is dif cult to nd. International trade statistics suffer from outdated customs codes. However, the volume of world trade exceeds $2.5 billion and may reach $7 billion. Trade is generated from a narrow range of utilised species (perhaps 50 out of 1500 total bamboo species). Many under-utilised species are threatened by loss of forest habitat. The domesticated species could be more widely planted since bamboos are relatively tolerant of cold and of poor soils. Bamboo could be more widely used in construction: for example, bamboo can be used to reinforce cement, or to construct inexpensive houses and buildings that resist earthquakes and landslips. Also, bamboo can substitute for wood in many of wood’s traditional uses — paper, breboard, glue-laminated furniture, panels and ooring. Edible bamboo shoots have
Journal of Bamboo and Rattan – Brill
Published: Jan 1, 2003
Keywords: BAMBOO; TRADE; RESOURCES; USES
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