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Cultivation and Enterprise Development of

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Environmental Protection Committee

SERVICE PROJECT A – COMMUNITY & INTERNATIONAL SERVICE
November 2019
 • One of the potential engagements of LGUs with the NGOs is
by fostering funds to a purposive engagement with the
marginalized communities particularly the depressed areas in
the city through socio-economic transformation programs and
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projects that address basic services requirement of

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communities such as access to potable water, health and

sanitation, education and livelihood, among others.

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• Thus, the Environmental Protection Committee finds it
strategic to partner with the LGU of Mambuaya in a Cultivation
and Enterprise Development of Bamboo Products Project.
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Barangay
Mambuaya

MAP OF CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY

 • Highland regions in developing countries are often
particularly poor including Barangay Mambuaya, which
is one of the poorest rural barangays of Cagayan de
Oro City. The topographical conditions impede
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agricultural development and infrastructure and access
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to commercial and trading centers tend to be
inadequate. In addition, population growth and the
timber industry put pressure on natural resources.
 • These issues are familiar in the Philippines uplands,
where a quarter of the national population currently lives.
Poverty levels are above the national average. For most
people in the mountain regions, small-scale agriculture is
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the only source of income.

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• However, intensive cultivation and burning contribute
largely to declining land productivity in the uplands through
accelerated soil erosion and diminishing soil fertility.
 • The inability to effectively address the increasing
rate of deforestation and benefit the rural poor in the
country has led towards a new paradigm in forest
management and governance. This shift favors a
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people-oriented approach generally termed

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“community forestry” or “participatory forestry”.

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• At its core are the values of participation, social
justice, and equity reflecting the need for a more
equitable distribution of benefits in tropical forest
management (Rebugio, et al).
 Due to the overexploitation of natural forests and the
increasing demand for woody material, bamboo is gaining
importance as a substitute resource material for timber.
Bamboo is a fast-growing woody grass. It is not only

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used in construction, furniture making, household

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goods, handicrafts, shelterbelts, agricultural tools,
fish-pen poles, banana props, fishing gear and many
others, but also in watersheds for soil erosion
control, and cleanses the air we breathe by
releasing more oxygen and sequester more carbon
dioxide than other forest products.
 Sustainable bamboo development through
an integrated approach to economic and
social development and environmental
protection seems to be a viable path forward

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in which living conditions and resource use

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continue to meet human needs without

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undermining the ‘integrity, stability and
beauty’ of the natural biotic system.
 There is an existing Bamboo Plantation situated
at Barangay Mambuaya about 15 km. from the
city población which has a total area of 246
hectares and only 84.5 hectares are planted by

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Mambuaya Integrated Social Forestry Farmers

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Association (MISFFA) since 1996.

They (MISFFA) want to produce and introduce

more products but is limited by lack of capital
and processing equipment. Moreover, the limited
number of equipment is only usufruct from DTI
and anytime can be taken back.
 The existing project has two (2) components,
these are the Plantation and the other is the
Production (shop). Production started in 2017
under the Shared Service Facility (of DTI)

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and produced bamboo slats only. In 2019 the

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shop started producing Engineered Bamboo

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products: school chairs & desks, arm chair,
table top, parquet (floor tiles), etc.
 The shop is operated by iBamboo Corporation
(private) under the trade name of Ang Bamboo
ni Dong.

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The proposed venture is to utilize the existing

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Plantation Farm by way of planting more

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bamboos to support the new Production Shop
which will be put up thru Global Grant funding.
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BAMBOO LIFE CYCLE – FROM PLANTING TO PROCESSING

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1.Bamboo cuttings at nursery 2.Bamboo Planting

3.Bamboo Maintenance 4.Bamboo Harvesting

 1.Bamboo Cutting 2.Kiln drying 3.Bamboo Knot Removal

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4.Bamboo Splitting 5.Bamboo Planing 6.Glue application

BAMBOO PRODUCTS PROCESSING

7.Bamboo finished plyboard
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 NOV 16 ~DEC 31
Conduct of Techno-
economic study

2014 NOV 1 ~ 15

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OCT 1 ~ 31
More data gathering
and conduct of CNA

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SEPT 1 ~ 30
Site inspection and
Characterization

JULY 1 ~ AUG 31
Problem
identification,
Meetings, etc
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Category Description Supplier Cost in PHP Cost in USD

Materials Raw bamboo poles Mambuaya Integrated

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Association (MISFFA)

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Equipment Circular saw, kiln drier, To be determined

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knot remover, splitter,
planer, etc.
Labor Labor, including to be determined
government taxes

Contingencies, etc. Labor & materials, To be determined

signage, etc
Management fee Local transport, etc. To be determined