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African Bamboo Group (AB) was established in 2012 in both the Netherlands and in Ethiopia. In its home country, Ethiopia, deforestation has resulted in significant loss of native tree species, while the cost of importing timber from abroad became prohibitively high. Confronting these challenges, African Bamboo’s founders set out to utilize an otherwise unutilized resource. Bamboo is abundantly available with over 1 million hectares of natural bamboo forest in Ethiopia alone, which can be sustainably harvested at low cost.African Bamboo Group is in the business of designing, developing, patenting, and marketing sustainable products manufactured from highland bamboo; opening up licensing opportunities for Africa-based entrepreneurs; and driving positive social change in rural communities across sub-Saharan Africa linked to upstream assets. AB aims to source bamboo from smallholders, natural bamboo forest, and own plantations.For further information about us please visit: www.africanbambo.com