This presentation discusses GreenPot's approach to developing bamboo in Kenya through an integrated model. [GreenPot is establishing nurseries, plantations, factories, and supporting cottage industries. It faces challenges like knowledge gaps, but addresses these through training. GreenPot's model integrates nurseries, plantations, processing, and aims to restore land and support communities and small farmers.]

1. Bamboo
Development
The
GreenPot
Way
Presentation by Kuki Njeru
At: Yaoundé
On: 11-12 August 2016

2. 12% 1%
7%
6.4%
World Bamboo Resources

3. GOK – Catalyst for
Economic Growth
Medium Term Plan 2013-
2017 – Commercialization of
Bamboo
National Commitment 10%
forest cover by 2030.
Bonn Challenge – GOK
commits to restore 5.1 M ha
2015 – National Committee
to Fast track
Commercialization of
Bamboo
BAMBOO
Kenya’s Commitment

4. Kenya’s High Potential
OPTIMAL SOIL
AND CLIMATIC
CONDITIONS
AMPLE LAND
THAT’S NOT
UNDER
OPTIMAL USE
STRAGEGIC
LOCATION.
ACCESS TO
INTERNATIONAL
MARKET

5. Bamboo and Kenya’s Economy

6. Why Kenya Needs Bamboo

7. TECHNICAL EXPERTISEKNOWLEDGE GAPMARKET AND POLICY
GAP
COST AND SELECTION
OF SEEDLINGS
SOCIO – ECONOMIC
BARRIERS
SCARCITY OF
BAMBOO
Challenges in Bamboo Development

8. GREEN POT’S IMPETUS
Economic
• Nurseries
• Plantations
• Factories
• Cottage
industries
Social
• Training experts
• Skill for cottage
industry
Development
• Implementations
of govt policy
Environment
• Restoration –
river bank,
• Reforestation
• Afforestation –
new plantation
• Land use
management

9. THE INTEGRATION
Nurseries
GPE Parks
Processing
Plant

10. • In the beginning… Seedlings. Target production is 2
million seedlings annually
• We have set up three major nurseries in the different
parts of the country in order to meet the demabd as
well as ease the distribution challenges
• Setting up joint nurseries with KFS in order to scale
out faster
Nurseries
Narok GPEL NurseryT. Mara GPEL
Nursery
Nyeri GPEL Nursery

11. • We are able to create critical mass of forests
to set up factories. We create bamboo
concentrate clusters in different bamboo
viable zones.
– Gated Community of Forests
– Large Scale Partnerships
– Out grower Program
– Large Scale Restoration
Bamboo Sourcing

12. GPE
Plantations
Joint Venture
Partnership
Out grower Program
Large Scale Restoration
Through the Gated community
JV partnerships 50 acres or more
On Farm - Individual Farmers
Large Scale Forestry Plantation
Plantation Distribution

13. Find a large piece
of
land suitable for
Bamboo growth.
Subdivide into 2,
5 and 10
acre parcels. Get
titles / Sub -
lease for each.
Once you buy/lease,
we clear, plant
maintain, harvest
and buy it.
Gated Community of Forests

14. Passive Income
Sustainable Energy Supply
Job Creation In Farms
Great Value Preposition Up to 186% Return
Environmental Impact – Flood Control
Advantages of Gated Community

15. Community Outreach
• We have an aggressive community outreach going
hand-in-hand with Gated Communities. This is a
region by region contract farming program that
encourages individual small scale and medium
scale farmers to grow bamboo on behalf of the
company.
• After identifying regions that are suitable for
bamboo, we work with grass-root agents to
create awareness, train and recruit farmers.
• Target is 3000 acres on this program yearly

16. GPE provides
Seedlings & Finance
X assists in Resource
Mobilization &
Creation of CBOs
Farmers plant
Bamboo
GP Industries
purchase bamboo
from farmers
Outreach Model

17. • The greatest impact of all is the opportunity
given to farmers to create wealth through job
creation and stable income for the farmers
• Since the farmers are already seasoned n
farming, the transition in bamboo
Advantages of Outreach

18. Where We Operate

19. • Degraded lands contribute to climate change
(24% GHGs)
• In response to the Bonn challenge Kenya has
identifies 50.3 million hectares for restorsation.
Government committed to restoring 10% (5.1
million hectares)
• This is a great opportunity to scale out as we do
good. The initiatives could include:
–River bank and riparian land restorarion
–Forest restoration
–Gullies and wasteland restoration
Restoration and Climate Change

20. Kenya’s Restoration Potential
53.6
Million
Total acres of
potential areas
Total hectares GoK
has committed to
restoration
5.3
Million
Forest area available for
bamboo restoration
200,000
Hectares
Hectares available
for agroforestry
restoration
8.6
Million

21. This is done in partnership with organized community
groups such as WRUA’s (Water resource associations),
CFA’s (Community Forest associations) and corporate
organizations. Through this effort we have been able
to champion a number of restoration projects which
include:
• Mara River riparian land restoration (erosion)
• South West Mau CFA restoration(deforestation)
• Lake Magadi de-silting project (erosion and gully
restoration)
How We Restore

22. Restored Site in Oletukat - Narok

23. Gully Earmarked for Restoration by GPEL and other
stakeholders –Bon Challenge

24. Bamboo Value Chain

25. Green Pot has embarked on the third phase of
its integration process which is the
establishment of bamboo processing factories.
To this end, Green Pot has identified prospective
partners and currently a lot of work is going on
towards finalizing this phase.
The Industries

26. Cottage Industry
Cottage industry is key in developing
bamboo. We have very skilled handicraft
workmanship that we would want to tap
into.
This is key to our CSR endeavors.

27. Lessons Learned
Government and private sector must work
together in order to grow a vibrant bamboo
industry.
There is a need to support local communities
plant bamboo. The international community will
play a great role in this area through resource
mobilization.

28. CONTACT INFORMATION
Kuki Njeru
Head of Outreach
Greenpot Enterprises Limited
kuki@greenpotenterprises.com
Cell: +254 721 593 211,