Experiences from China inspire Ugandan to lead flourishing bamboo business

STORY: Experiences from China inspire Ugandan to lead flourishing bamboo business DATELINE: March 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:02 LOCATION: NAKASEKE, Uganda CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the bamboo farm 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDREW KALEMA NDAWULA, Bamboo farmer 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): ANDREW KALEMA NDAWULA, Bamboo farmer 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (English): ANDREW KALEMA NDAWULA, Bamboo farmer STORYLINE: As Uganda struggles with deforestation, Andrew Kalema Ndawula, a local bamboo farmer is leading the way in promoting bamboo farming in Nakaseke district, believing the techniques he learned from China provide a viable solution to environmental protection and employment. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): ANDREW KALEMA NDAWULA, Bamboo farmer "One of the reasons why trees are being cut at a very high rate is because there is a need for fire wood, timber, construction. And you realize bamboo can do that, so we have been promoting bamboo, using bamboo for construction, using it for timber, using it for food instead of c

UGANDA-KAMPALA-BAMBOO BUSINESS

UGANDA-KAMPALA-BAMBOO BUSINESS

(230323) -- NAKASEKE, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Andrew Kalema Ndawula (1st R) explains to his interns the difference among bamboo species during a tour in his bamboo farm in Nakaseke district, Uganda, March 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lessons from China inspire Ugandan to lead flourishing bamboo business" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-KAMPALA-BAMBOO BUSINESS

UGANDA-KAMPALA-BAMBOO BUSINESS

(230323) -- NAKASEKE, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Andrew Kalema Ndawula uproots unwanted bamboo during a tour in his bamboo farm in Nakaseke district, Uganda, March 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lessons from China inspire Ugandan to lead flourishing bamboo business" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)

UGANDA-KAMPALA-BAMBOO BUSINESS

UGANDA-KAMPALA-BAMBOO BUSINESS

(230323) -- NAKASEKE, March 23, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Andrew Kalema Ndawula poses in his bamboo farm in Nakaseke district, Uganda, March 19, 2023. TO GO WITH "Feature: Lessons from China inspire Ugandan to lead flourishing bamboo business" (Photo by Hajarah Nalwadda/Xinhua)