Bamboo Farming in Pakistan _ Billion Dollar Industry
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00:00This is an area where the most bamboo is grown in Pakistan.
00:16If we grow bamboo on the banks of our rivers, then I don't think the people of Pakistan
00:24will have to worry about the dam breaking.
00:27Bamboo water is very beneficial for diabetes.
00:31One acre of bamboo is worth 10 lakh rupees.
00:37In the Chhanga Manga forest, our Ghatwala Research Institute
00:41has planted 5-6 species of bamboo here.
00:45The results are very good.
00:48Depending on the market, the farmer or the department
00:53will plant the bamboo.
00:56We have planted Dendrocalamus giganteus, Dendrocalamus hamiltoni,
01:03Bambusa spinoza and Bambusa vulgaris.
01:08These are the major species that we have planted.
01:13We call it Kalambans.
01:14Its botanical name is Dendrocalamus longis fetus.
01:20This is Dendrocalamus hamiltoni.
01:22We also call it Guddi Bans.
01:24It is used to make kites.
01:27It is a bit delicate.
01:31This is Kanto Bans.
01:33It is called Bambusa spinoza.
01:35It is used for floods.
01:37No animals can enter it.
01:43It is very important for our farmers that
01:45they can't make agriculture profitable
01:48if they don't learn how to make money from it.
01:52When we came to the bamboo farm today,
01:54we wanted to tell you that
01:56the leaves that come out of the bamboo,
01:58the world makes a very good die for it.
02:01It makes plates and cups.
02:03For this, you just need a die.
02:05These are the leaves.
02:07There are leaves everywhere in the bamboo.
02:09You have to make a die and put pressure on it.
02:13This becomes a disposal plate.
02:15You can use this disposal plate later.
02:17It will be decomposed.
02:19There is no need for plastic for this.
02:24You know that this Chowari Bans,
02:26which we call Dendrocalamus giganteus,
02:28has the largest market in Pakistan.
02:31If a farmer wants to close his farmland,
02:36we have Bambusa spinoza,
02:39which has very good thorns.
02:41No animals can enter it.
02:45It is used as a barn for the farm.
02:48Yes, it is used as a barn.
02:50We will show you its poles later.
02:52They are installed right next to us.
02:54The search plot you see here,
02:57was installed in 1985-1986.
03:00At that time, we planted this Bans
03:02on 9-10 acres here.
03:04After that, when we saw that
03:06this Chowari Bans is very beneficial,
03:08we planted another 5 acres here.
03:10You think that Chowari Bans in Pakistan
03:12is a very beneficial species for farmers.
03:17We need it in Pakistan.
03:19Yes.
03:20What is the difference between
03:22Dendrocalamus giganteus and Bambusa spinoza?
03:25Why do you prefer Chowari Bans?
03:28Chowari Bans is easy to extract.
03:31It is easy to convert.
03:33Spinoza has a lot of thorns.
03:36It is difficult to convert.
03:39If a farmer designs a Bans
03:41and plans to go for bamboo farming,
03:44what kind of environment
03:46or what kind of soil texture
03:48does it store for bamboo farming?
03:50Our maize soil is the best in this regard.
03:54It is excellent.
03:56Its production is also very good.
03:58You have seen that there are
04:00a lot of colored areas in the district.
04:02This can also be done in that.
04:04But for that, a basic treatment
04:06is required for the soil.
04:08If you add a little hair
04:10or gypsum with hair,
04:12then once its growth is done,
04:14if the color goes up
04:16by 2 feet,
04:18then there is no problem.
04:20Which variety is better for it?
04:22Chowari Bans,
04:24Dendrocalamus giganteus.
04:26This is better for it.
04:28This is a very good thing.
04:30This is a big revolution.
04:32For the cleanliness of the soil,
04:34the biomass of the soil,
04:36the leaves that fall,
04:38if the soil is softened,
04:40then it becomes suitable for farming.
04:42In my opinion,
04:44it is even better
04:46that if we work hard
04:48in the beginning,
04:50then we can also take
04:52good care of our land with bamboo farming.
04:54You have seen that
04:56there is a lot of biomass.
04:58This is also a colored area.
05:00About 30% of our forest is colored.
05:02This area also had a little color,
05:04but since it has been planted,
05:06the biomass that has fallen,
05:08you can see that it has been planted
05:10for the last 30 years.
05:12It is a very good production.