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“Bamboos, which require less effort and capital in growing them, can even be an export earner if cultivated and processed on a commercial scale”
As abundant as the rains tumble down from June, soon after summer, bamboo shoots start to be plentiful, traditionally used as vegetable food among them and as well in other Southeast Asian countries.Officials from the Philippine Council for Agriculture, Aquatic and Natural Resources Research and Development say the demand at present in the world market for bamboo shoots is “increasing because of their nutritional and health benefits.
Agriculture sources say modern research suggests the bamboo shoots have several medicinal benefits, from cancer prevention and weight loss to improving appetite and digestion. They add with the economic development and the improvement of people’s living standards, demand for natural foods, especially organic food, has greatly increased.
They are rich in protein, containing between 1.49 and 4.04 grams per 100g of fresh bamboo shoots. The bamboo protein produces eight essential and two semi-essential amino acids. According to PCAARRD, bamboo shoots offer what it calls “promising livelihood opportunities,” and, when mature, “can be extensively grown in a wide range of habitats from lowland to mountain forests in both dry and humid tropics, even on wastelands, swamps, and dry or regularly flooded river banks.”
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