Access to finance limiting bamboo growers in Uganda
“Bamboo is a real deal, it is not like other tree planting businesses since it takes only 4-5 years to harvest from them, we want the banks to understand more about the sector and work with us in a more friendly way,”
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Dr Selim Reza, Program Manager Dutch-Sino-East Africa, Bamboo Development Program Phase II (DSEABDP-II) Ethiopia interacts with participants. (Photos by Shamim Saad)
By NewVision Reporter
Journalists @NewVision
Bamboo growers have pointed out the lack of access to finance as the main challenge limiting them from expanding the sector in the country.
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