Fact Sheet - Bamboo the Crop
- Bamboo grows naturally without the aid of pesticides, insecticides, fertilizer, Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) or any chemicals whatsoever.
- Bamboo is one of the most prolific and sustainable plants in the world
- By encouraging the growth and utilisation of bamboo we can help combat global warming
- Bamboo sequesters more CO2 and generates up to 35% more O2 than an equivalent stand of trees
- The type of bamboo used in textiles is called Moso and is not the type of bamboo eaten by Pandas
- When a tree is chopped down it can take almost a century to grow back to its’ original state. When bamboo is chopped down it does not need replanting. It keeps growing and returns to maturity within 3-5 years
- Bamboo is important in sustaining endangered hardwood rainforests
- Bamboo has a wide range of uses and provides livelihood for rural communities in Asia and India
- Bamboo can help to mitigate water pollution
- Bamboo can be used to improve damaged soil, to prevent erosion, to sustain river banks and its roots act as a watershed
- Bamboo is much more water efficient than cotton and about twice as water efficient as eucalyptus trees
- You might be surprised to learn that cotton is one of the most disastrous crops in the world
For more information on any of these points please visit our detailed information on bamboo