P2-B/Year Industry! Davao del Norte Estabishes LGU-Led Bamboo Enterprise

Trailblazing Davao del Norte, led Governor Edwin Jubahib, a former bus conductor Edwin Jubahib, will introduce the first model of a Green Rural Economy by starting a Giant Bamboo Production Program complete with processing facilities to produce export quality housing and construction materials.
The program will initially involve an estimated 5,000 hectares of unutilized Tribal Ancestral Lands and Upland Areas with the Provincial Government providing the support for training, education, planting and propagation.
Beneficiaries of the program will also get livelihood support like the raising of Free-Range Chicken during the 5-year period of gestation of the Giant Bamboo.
What makes this program remarkable is the assurance of a market for the Giant Bamboo poles which the tribal communities expect to harvest after 5 years.
Gov. Jubahib said he will get the support of the Provincial Board in approving the establishment of an Engineered Bamboo Processing Facility which would produce materials for construction and furniture making.
All of these activities will be part of the Economic Enterprise Plan which Gov. Jubahib said will generate revenues for the province and start a Green Rural Economy.
The Giant Bamboo Industry Development Program could generate an estimated P1-B income for those who will grow and the bamboos and another P1-B from the engineered bamboo processed in the facility to be established by the LGU.
The program will also contribute to the re-greening of the denuded mountains ravaged by logging companies in the past while creating jobs and income opportunities for the local people.
With this strategy, Davao del Norte could stand out as a model for an LGU-led Economic Enterprise which addresses many concerns like environmental protection, peace and security, job creation and income generation for both the people and the provincial government.
As part of my Green Philippines Advocacy, a team has been formed to support Davao del Norte’s Giant Bamboo Program, including the organization and establishment of an Economic Enterprise Office which would run the LGU business undertaking.l
It is hoped that Davao del Norte will serve as the proof of concept that LGUs could earn revenues, help poor families by creating an industry while achieving the re-greening of the denuded highlands and mountains;
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