@article{aees2015363,
author={{Phimmachanh, Sythud and Ying, Zhang and Beckline, Mukete},
title={Bamboo Resources Utilization: A Potential Source of Income to Support Rural Livelihoods},
journal={Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences},
volume={3},
number={6},
pages={176--183},
year={2015},
url={http://pubs.sciepub.com/aees/3/6/3},
issn={2328-3920},
abstract={In this paper, we examine the potential of bamboo as a source of income and better livelihood for rural communities. We look at the importance of bamboo from a global perspective with special attention to its economic, social and ecological values. Using this approach, we observed that, bamboo is very ubiquitous, has a global presence and it is used for various purposes from toothpicks to dresses and construction of houses. We also found that, it is a lucrative business from which rural people with the proper and adequate skills and market value chains, could adopt to come out of the poverty trap.},
doi={10.12691/aees-3-6-3}
publisher={Science and Education Publishing}
}