CHINA’S BIO-INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE: BAMBOO, CACTUS AND ALOE VERA
Crop Verified scale / employment Industrial sectors that can be identified Products already demonstrated Markets Bamboo 29+ million people supported across the value chain; 10,000+ processing enterprises ; nearly 8 million ha ; around 150 million tonnes/year ; annual industry value over RMB 520 billion At least 12 major industrial families Construction materials, flooring, furniture, paper/pulp, packaging, tableware, fibres/textiles, bamboo shoots/foods, charcoal, biomass, composites, automotive components, household goods, crafts and plastic substitutes China; Europe; USA; Japan; Korea; Southeast Asia and other global markets Cactus In the leading Yunnan cluster: 1,000+ direct jobs and 36,000 farmer households benefiting indirectly ; more than 5,000 mu / 333 ha cultivated At least 8 major industrial/service sectors Fresh ...