BamandSuppoOnceestaDifferentbedibleshoogeneration8/7/200mboodutilirtedbyFAblishedtheclumamboospeciespotsandtimberpo.Mr.DurnfordD09opropisatioACTandFApsmaybeharvesroducemanyprooles.OtherusesiDartpagatontraADprojecstedannuallyoveoductsincludingtncludehandicraftionainingctsofSPC.erhundredsofyetwomaincrops:ft,paperandbiofgears.fuelLRDBamBambooDate:4thPurpose:IntroducThe
bamthenearbthedaylfundedDiversificsupportfBamboosexceed3per
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propagatbynursery,prongtrainingwFacilitating
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Bamesandknowlning.MrDartdemonstoneg,2009.andutilisatio90807warenessonthtion
and utilisreviouslyownwhichwasconAgricultural CmofSecretarhop.ed as
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annmaincrops:edyandestablish,charcoalandre present
atourceperson,sattheworkshopoambooandits at Fijis
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andattendedeanUniongriculturalefinancials that canoametert
bambooesincludealsuitablewith
theorganisingforLRDBambootraining,2009.ActivitiesoftheDayThe
training begun at 9:00a.m with the resource person who went through
two power point
presentation.Somehighlightsofthepresentationswere:1.UsesofBamboo:Bamboo
is a grass the worlds largest grass that grows up to 36 metre high
with diametersexceeding 30 cm and produces an annual crop of new
shoots that telescope into poles @
ametreaday.Onceestablished,clumpsareharvestedforhundredsofyears.oBamboobenefitsbyproducingtwocrops.oEdibleshootsoTimberpoles.Bamboo
thrives when irrigated with effluent sewerage pig cow as it strips
nutrients
fromtheeffluent!Bambooabsorbscarbondioxide=carbonsequestrationcredits.The
utilization of bamboo is only limited to the imagination,
inconstruction: Poles Flooring
Cladding,infurniture:HomeResortCommercial,inhandicrafts:UtensilsToysBlinds,eveninMarine:RaftFishingWharfsMarkers,structures:HousingShedsPensandintransport:TruckdecksCratesBarrows.2.PropagationofBamboo:
MASSPROPAGATESPECIESFORCONSUMPTIONAS: EdibleShoots
ConstructionTimber BiofuelFeedstock Methodsofpropagation Division
Seed CulmCutting Branchcutting Marcotting MicroPropagation
TrenchLayering Forbestresults Selecthealthyandstrongparentplants..
Keepcuttingsmoistatalltimes. Remembertowaterestablishedplants.
Applyfertilizerwhentherootsystemofthenewplantisestablished.
Teachrecipientofnewplantshowtomanageandmaintain.Followingmorningtea,thewholeteamwenttothebamboonurseryestablishedbyForestryDepartment.Theparticipantswereexposedtodifferentvarieties/speciesofbambooinFijipresent(sofarthereareonly7).Theresourcepersonalsodemonstratedtotheparticipantsonhowtomaintaintheclumpsandalsoexplainedthereason
for marking the individual bamboo so that only 4 years old matured
is harvested and others allowedbuildup.After much discussion and
lunch, the resource person demonstrated the technique of
propagating
bamboousingyoungbranches.ConclusionThetrainingconcludedwithremarksfromEuropeanCommissiondelegateMsCristinaCasellawhoshowedherappreciation
for such training. Mr Dart also encouraged the participants to
seriously consider bamboo as
apotentialcropthatcangeneraterevenueforthem.Afollowupofthistrainingwasalsorecommended.
3LRDBambootraining,2009.
4AnnexoneParticipantsandobserversforBambooTrainingWorkshop1.MrDurnfordDartTrainer,BambooAustralia;[email protected](resourceperson);[email protected];jalesim@spc.int4.MrVineshPrasadSPCLRDFACTMedialiaisonandinformation;[email protected](videorecording)6.MrIowaneKonoitukanaSilviculturalResearchDivisionFijiDepartmentofForestry(ColoISuva)ph:33223117.MrKeletoKadiForestExtensionService,FijiDepartmentofForestry(ColoISuva)8.MrMasiLatiniaralocalarchitect(2NDSITE)interestinbambooforconstruction;ph:3314219;9.MsKimKumsookinteriorarchitect(ArchitectsPacific)10.MrSamuelaTaucilaginurseryworker(NarereandLauIs)ph:860777111.MrSokoSukuluMaravuBambooClubph3606850ph:953657912.MrMalakaiMaravuBambooClub(ColoISuvalandowner)13.MrIlikanaMaravuBambooClub(ColoISuvalandowner)14.MrSaimoniGatauruaCommunityExtensionOfficerMinistryofNationalPlanning;saimoni.gataurua@labour.gov.fj15.MrBobHortonBusinessDevelopmentSpecialist(IHRDP)USPeaceCorps;[email protected](ArchitectsPacificandBambooAssociationofFiji)ph:995587117.MrChrisColelocalarchitect(ArchitectsPacific)[email protected](WakayaIs)ph:990847119.MrUsaiaKorodrauBitukauEnterprises(Vusuya);ph:731621520.MrJohnLewisFijiBambooAssociation(Suva)21.MrWilsonChowprivategrower(WainibokasiLanding)[email protected](Wailoku&Rotuma)ph:332221323.MrLeoneMoceNaililiwaluVutikaluluCentre,Naitisiri([email protected])24.MrEremasiQaraiwaluVutikaluluCentre,Naitisiri25.MrKamenieliManitoVutikaluluCentre,Naitisiri26.MrNiumaiaLivouVutikaluluCentre,Naitisiri27.MrKeletoKadiForestExtensionService,FijiDepartmentofForestry(ColoISuva)28.MrHumphreyChangWingleeFarm(grower/user)[email protected],Suvaivan@sopac.org30.MsCristinaCasellaDelegationoftheEuropeanCommissionforthePacificRegionalIntegration,[email protected]
