Unearthing potential in Malawi’s bamboo industry

Brian Phiri Kampanje

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Abstract: Malawi currently sits on an enormous bamboo industry capable of transforming the social and economic fabric of the nation. The bamboo industry would address the acute shortage of desks in public schools and beds in the boarding schools. Import substitution in bicycles and umbrellas would save the meagre forex resources. There is also a lot of export potential which could earn the scarce foreign currency exchange to contain the cost-push inflation as Malawi is a predominantly importing nation. There is however no political will to tap funds from international green financing schemes. Technical and vocational training education does not support this industry. The conservationists need to appreciate it. The time to act is now.

Keywords: Bamboo; Forest, Vision 2063; Malawi, SDG 15 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q23 Q26 Q55 Q57 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025-08-01
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Published in INTL Sustainability Journal, ISSN: 3079-0263 2.3(2025): pp. 77-86

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