Farms. Food. Future.
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International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
Boosting sustainable farming with bamboo
31 minutes Posted Oct 28, 2024 at 10:00 am.
Introduction
What's on this episode?
Ximena Londoño – President of the Colombian Bamboo Society and Specialist in Bamboo Taxonomy
Dr. Pablo Jacome – Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean, International Bamboo and Rattan Organization (INBAR)
Mahoussi Simone Assocle, Marie-Aude Even, Mathilde Iweins, Matthew Mather - IFAD Biodiversity thematic team
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Show notes

Bamboo has a rapid growth rate and can sequester carbon from the atmosphere. But despite its potential to contribute to sustainable agriculture, the power of this versatile plant has yet to be harnessed around the world.

On this episode, we embark on a journey to the Amazon rainforest in Colombia, where IFAD is supporting rural communities in cultivating a previously undocumented native species of bamboo. Learn about the plant’s role in agroecology, its benefits for biodiversity and the role it can play in transforming food systems.

This is Farms. Food. Future – a podcast that's good for you, good for the planet and good for farmers. Brought to you by the International Fund for Agricultural Development.

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Boosting sustainable farming with bamboo – Episode 70