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Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo

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Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
This machine splits bamboo culms into thirds to produce flat panels for flooring products. Photo credit: Olaf Kammler, African Bamboo.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
USAID Associate Administrator (Acting Deputy) Mark Feierstein addresses the Ethiopian press at the African Bamboo testing facility in Addis Ababa and announces the enterprise won the Powering Agriculture grant award for innovation in energy. Photo credit: Olaf Kammler, African Bamboo.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
Joerg Stamm of African Bamboo explains prototype samples of the finished bamboo products manufactured by African Bamboo to USAID Ethiopia's Cullen Hughes. Photo credit: Olaf Kammler, African Bamboo.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
After the tour of African Bamboo's testing facility, visiting officials from USAID and GIZ enjoy traditionally prepared Ethiopian coffee. Photo credit: Olaf Kammler, African Bamboo.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo General manager Khalid Duri greets visiting USAID officials inside the Addis Ababa product innovation lab where the firm tests ways to produce the best quality bamboo for use in products such as flooring, furnishing, and construction. Photo credit: Olaf Kammler, African Bamboo.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo General Manager Khalid Duri and USAID Assistant Administrator for Africa, Earl Gast, discuss bamboo farming and industrial uses inside the company's test facility in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Photo credit: Nena Terrell, USAID Ethiopia.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
Khalid Duri, African Bamboo Founder and General Manager, explains at a briefing for the media, how the need to replace depleting supplies of hardwood led to the discovery of untapped, fast growing, renewable bamboo reserves in Ethiopia. Photo credit: Daniel Mesfin, US Embassy Addis Ababa.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
Supply Chain Manager Dr. Abdunasser explains the social impact of the bamboo value chain beginning with training of bamboo farmers whose livelihoods improve from sale of bamboo culms. Photo credit: Olaf Kammler, African Bamboo.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
Dr. Gatew explains the glue process after thermal modification. African Bamboo is testing different formulations of glue an different methods of soaking to improve the quality of the product. Photo credit: USAID Ethiopia.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
Thermal modification (heat) changes the properties of bamboo fibers. similar to baking, the heat in this process breaks down the natural sugars in bamboo and darkens the color. Heat removes moisture, reducing swelling and shrinkage in the final product. Photo credit: Olaf Kammler, African Bamboo.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
This crushing machine removes the hard exterior and soft, pulpy interior of bamboo culms, leaving only the durable,woody fibers needed for high-quality products. In this machine, split culms pass through several blades which strip different fiber types. Photo credit: Olaf Kammler, African Bamboo.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo CEO Kahlid Duri begins the tour of the Product Development and Innovation facility for visiting USAID officials with the machine for cutting the bamboo culms. Photo credit: USAID Ethiopia.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
Dr. Gatew displays bamboo fibers that have gone through the crusher. In this untreated state the flattened fibers still contain high levels of moisture, which can lead to rot, and naturally occurring sugars which attract insects. Photo credit: USAID Ethiopia.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
USAID's Earl Gast examines a sample of bamboo treated in the glue kitchen where African Bamboo tests a variety of methods for sealing the bamboo after thermal modification. Photo credit: USAID Ethiopia.
Powering Agriculture Innovations in Energy and Agriculture: African Bamboo: African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo Product Innovation Lab
African Bamboo's Industrial engineer, Dr. Gulelat Gatew, explains to visiting USAID officials the testing that will be done with the Powering Agriculture Grand Challenge award. Photo credit: Nena Terrell, USAID Ethiopia.
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Kassa Mulualem plow her father's land. Kassa is a project participant and role model. She was one of the first women in her area to take up plowing, an activity that is traditionally reserved for men. By sharing her experience with the village economic and social associations in her area, she is helping to raise awareness about gender equality and encouraging other USAID beneficiaries to change their lives by changing their understanding of the division of labor between men and women.
Building Resilience in the Ethiopian Highlands
April 7, 2017
USAID works with a number of non-governmental organization partners to support the Productive Safety Net Program in Ethiopia. Here a worker for USAID-partner Catholic Relief Services helps to organize distributions.
USAID Response to the Ethiopian Drought
April 10, 2017
In October 2016, USAID launched the READ Community Outreach activity at Soyama Primary School. The activity will reach students in nearly 2,500 schools in the Amhara, Oromia, SNNP, Somali, and Tigray regions.
Investing in Ethiopia's Future
April 6, 2017
Health extension worker Alemitu Merga in Nano Gabriel Health Post, South West Shewa Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia.   The USAID Deliver project, in partnership with the Ministry of Health and other organizations, improves health outcomes by increasing the availability of health supplies. For more than 30 years, USAID has been a world leader in providing health commodities.
Creating a Healthier Ethiopia
April 6, 2017
Story Powered Schools by Nalibali
Story-Powered Schools by Nalibali
March 2, 2017
The Africa We Want
Agenda 2063
September 1, 2016
USAID Administrator Gayle Smith leads discussion during 2016 AU Summit.
AU Summit
September 1, 2016
Youth Refugee Day in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
USAID Support to the African Union
September 1, 2016

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