The creation of a state coordinating agency for bamboo development is being pushed by the Ecosystems Research and Development Bureau (ERDB) to boost the Philippines’ share of the $20-billion global bamboo market.

Senate bill (SB) 1478 or the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Act (Philbida) would allow better coordination of the various development programs for bamboo by creating the Philippine Bamboo Industry Development Council (PBIDC).

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