Bamboo Lota: The Dream for a Sustainable Malawi

jenngross said 2 years ago

Thank you for sharing your thorough proposal. I wonder if the quality of charcoal produced from bamboo differs from the traditional wood used to make charcoal?

I spent some time living and working in Uganda and know that alot of folks, especially in rural impoverished areas, tend to make their own charcoal. In Monkey Bay, do most people make their own charcoal or do most buy it? Do you think people in Monkey Bay can afford it?

You mentioned an interest in creating other products from bamboo in the future. I recently read about the Bamboo Bike Project, sponsored by Columbia University's Earth Institute, which you might be interested in checking out. Here is the link:http://www.bamboobike.org/Home.html