2009-07-01 BBC: From Bush to Bike: A Bamboo Revolution

 

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/8125274.stm

By Kieron Humphrey 

Lusaka 

On the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia, next year's crop of bicycles is being watered by Benjamin Banda.

"We planted this bamboo last year," he says, "and now the stems are taller than me. When it's ready we'll cut it, cure it and then turn it into frames."

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Published: 2009/07/01 08:31:23 GMT

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