Bamboo and its Uses

Bamboos based agroforestry can play an important role in enhancing productivity, sustainability and resource conservation. Many of the useful bamboo species can occupy the same ecological niche as trees and are well suited for agroforestry. Bamboos have many advantages over trees such as, relatively short time span from planting to harvest versatility of use which outmatches most tree species the ability to provide building materials and edible products for many years or even decades.
Agroforestry plantations can be raised for socio-economic and ecological considerations. They can be suitably grown for intercropping for enhancing productivity and conservation of natural resources using monoculture plantations, wind breaks, riparian filter, permaculture, etc. Bamboos of different heights and growth characters may be used for integrating them with agriculture crops.