Where is the value of the Western bamboo?

(Baonghean) -Bamboo trees in the Western districts are the main raw material for making bamboo and rattan products for export in Nghe An, but recently, this type of tree has been exploited extensively.

Quy Chau and Que Phong are localities with many areas of good quality bamboo and rattan products for export, but people "cut them down" and sell them to the northern provinces to produce incense sticks.

It is known that every day, hundreds of tons of raw bamboo are transported by traders to other provinces. This phenomenon not only seriously affects forest resources, but also destroys the value and brand of Nghe An bamboo.

Faced with the competition for raw material procurement, Thai Dai Phong Company Limited has established a project to develop 5,000 hectares of raw material areas using tissue culture methods. This project is both to sustainably develop raw material areas for the export rattan and bamboo weaving industry and to preserve precious bamboo varieties in the area.Western Nghe An, but is currently at a standstill due to funding difficulties.

In addition, the company has opened training classes to instruct ethnic people in Quy Chau and Que Phong on techniques for growing bamboo, how to exploit and process raw materials... but they were not successful because people prefer to exploit and sell fresh bamboo to traders who take it to other provinces.

Currently, the exploitation and trading of this raw material is quite complicated, so authorities at all levels and sectors need to strengthen strict management, and at the same time have appropriate planning and exploitation plans for sustainable development of the tree.

Hoang Vinh