双语新闻：乌干达的竹业正在兴起
Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda. The strong and fast-growing crop is seen by the East African government as having real growth possibility.
乌干达的竹业正在兴起。东非政府认为这种生长强劲的作物具有真正的增长潜力。
Along a 3-kilometer stretch of the river Rwizi, environment protection officers recently planted new bamboo seedlings and cleared room for last year's survivors to grow.
最近，环境保护官员在一段3公里长的Rwizi河沿岸种植了新的竹苗，并为去年幸存下来的竹苗腾出了生长空间。
The river Rwizi is the most important river in western Uganda that includes the major city of Mbarara. A successful bamboo forest would protect the river against sand miners, farmers and others whose activities have long threatened it.
Rwizi河是乌干达西部最重要的河流，包括主要城市Mbarara。一个成功的竹林将保护河流免受采砂者、农民和其他长期威胁河流的人的侵害。
The National Environment Management Authority estimates that the Rwizi has lost 60 percent of its water collection area over many years. In some areas the river runs as narrow as a stream.
国家环境管理局估计，多年来，Rwizi已经失去了60%的集水区。在某些地区，这条河像小溪一样狭窄。
"Once bamboo is established, it is almost like a net," said Jeconious Musingwire. He is an environment officer who was the project's technical advisor. "The roots trap everything, including the surface runoff, and stabilize the weaknesses of the banks."
“一旦竹子扎根，它几乎就像一张网，”Jeconious Musingwire说。他是一名环境官员，也是该项目的技术顾问。“树根能留住一切，包括地表径流，并稳定银行的弱点。”
In Uganda, bamboo can be burned for fuel in rural communities, taking pressure off shrinking forests of eucalyptus and other natural resources. It is a strong plant that can grow almost anywhere. And businesses can turn it into products ranging from furniture to toothpicks.
在乌干达，竹子可以作为农村社区的燃料燃烧，减轻桉树和其他自然资源森林萎缩的压力。它是一种强壮的植物，几乎可以生长在任何地方。企业可以将其转化为从家具到牙签的各种产品。
Some of the bamboo species grown in Uganda are imported from Asia. But many grow wild. One kind has shoots that are smoked and then boiled to make a popular traditional meal in eastern Uganda.
乌干达种植的一些竹子是从亚洲进口的。但很多都是野生的。其中一种是将嫩芽熏熟后煮成乌干达东部一种很受欢迎的传统食物。
The Ugandan government has set a 10-year policy that calls for planting 300,000 hectares of bamboo. Most of it will be grown on private land by 2029 as part of wider reforestation efforts.
乌干达政府制定了一项10年政策，要求种植30万公顷的竹子。作为更广泛的重新造林努力的一部分，到2029年，大部分将在私人土地上种植。
That is a high target. The Uganda Bamboo Association, the largest such group with 340 members, has planted only 500 hectares. Even with growing interest in bamboo farming, officials will have to push more farmers in rural parts of Uganda to plant large areas of land with bamboo.
这是个很高的目标。乌干达竹业协会是最大的竹业组织，拥有340个成员，但只种植了500公顷。尽管人们对竹林种植越来越感兴趣，但官员们将不得不推动乌干达农村地区的更多农民在大片土地上种植竹子。
A single bamboo pole brings in a little less than a dollar, so farmers need to grow a lot to earn enough. Bamboo promoters are urging them to see a bamboo plantation as the same kind of money-making crop as coffee or tea. Banks are offering bamboo "plantation capital" loans that promise ownership of large forests of bamboo.
一根竹竿能带来不到一美元的收入，所以农民们需要种很多竹子才能赚到足够的钱。竹子的推动者正在敦促他们将竹子种植园视为与咖啡或茶一样的赚钱作物。银行提供竹子“种植资本”贷款，承诺拥有大片竹林。
Bamboo plants are normally ready for harvesting in three to five years. A well-maintained plantation can be useful for at least 50 years, said Jacob Ogola, a crop production expert working with the large Kitara Farm. He said bamboo is easy to manage, and usually does not need spraying for pests.
竹子通常在三到五年内就可以收割了。在大型Kitara农场工作的作物生产专家Jacob Ogola说，一个维护良好的种植园至少可以使用50年。他说，竹子很容易管理，通常不需要喷洒害虫。
Still, Uganda's bamboo plantations are not growing fast enough to build an industry around the plant.
然而，乌干达的竹林种植速度还不够快，不足以建立一个围绕竹子的产业。
Steve Tusiime owns a bamboo nursery. It has sold fewer than 10,000 seedlings in the past two years. But, Tusiime said, "Bamboo is going to be a game changer in Africa. You can eat bamboo, you can use it to build, you can create an industry for bamboo, you can feed it to your animals, and it can take care of your land."
Steve tusitime拥有一个竹子苗圃。在过去的两年里，它只卖出了不到1万棵幼苗。但是，杜思梅说:“竹子将改变非洲的游戏规则。你可以吃竹子，你可以用它来建造，你可以为竹子创造一个产业，你可以用它来喂养你的动物，它可以照顾你的土地。”
乌干达的竹业正在兴起。东非政府认为这种生长强劲的作物具有真正的增长潜力。
Along a 3-kilometer stretch of the river Rwizi, environment protection officers recently planted new bamboo seedlings and cleared room for last year's survivors to grow.
最近，环境保护官员在一段3公里长的Rwizi河沿岸种植了新的竹苗，并为去年幸存下来的竹苗腾出了生长空间。
The river Rwizi is the most important river in western Uganda that includes the major city of Mbarara. A successful bamboo forest would protect the river against sand miners, farmers and others whose activities have long threatened it.
Rwizi河是乌干达西部最重要的河流，包括主要城市Mbarara。一个成功的竹林将保护河流免受采砂者、农民和其他长期威胁河流的人的侵害。
The National Environment Management Authority estimates that the Rwizi has lost 60 percent of its water collection area over many years. In some areas the river runs as narrow as a stream.
国家环境管理局估计，多年来，Rwizi已经失去了60%的集水区。在某些地区，这条河像小溪一样狭窄。
"Once bamboo is established, it is almost like a net," said Jeconious Musingwire. He is an environment officer who was the project's technical advisor. "The roots trap everything, including the surface runoff, and stabilize the weaknesses of the banks."
“一旦竹子扎根，它几乎就像一张网，”Jeconious Musingwire说。他是一名环境官员，也是该项目的技术顾问。“树根能留住一切，包括地表径流，并稳定银行的弱点。”
In Uganda, bamboo can be burned for fuel in rural communities, taking pressure off shrinking forests of eucalyptus and other natural resources. It is a strong plant that can grow almost anywhere. And businesses can turn it into products ranging from furniture to toothpicks.
在乌干达，竹子可以作为农村社区的燃料燃烧，减轻桉树和其他自然资源森林萎缩的压力。它是一种强壮的植物，几乎可以生长在任何地方。企业可以将其转化为从家具到牙签的各种产品。
Some of the bamboo species grown in Uganda are imported from Asia. But many grow wild. One kind has shoots that are smoked and then boiled to make a popular traditional meal in eastern Uganda.
乌干达种植的一些竹子是从亚洲进口的。但很多都是野生的。其中一种是将嫩芽熏熟后煮成乌干达东部一种很受欢迎的传统食物。
The Ugandan government has set a 10-year policy that calls for planting 300,000 hectares of bamboo. Most of it will be grown on private land by 2029 as part of wider reforestation efforts.
乌干达政府制定了一项10年政策，要求种植30万公顷的竹子。作为更广泛的重新造林努力的一部分，到2029年，大部分将在私人土地上种植。
That is a high target. The Uganda Bamboo Association, the largest such group with 340 members, has planted only 500 hectares. Even with growing interest in bamboo farming, officials will have to push more farmers in rural parts of Uganda to plant large areas of land with bamboo.
这是个很高的目标。乌干达竹业协会是最大的竹业组织，拥有340个成员，但只种植了500公顷。尽管人们对竹林种植越来越感兴趣，但官员们将不得不推动乌干达农村地区的更多农民在大片土地上种植竹子。
A single bamboo pole brings in a little less than a dollar, so farmers need to grow a lot to earn enough. Bamboo promoters are urging them to see a bamboo plantation as the same kind of money-making crop as coffee or tea. Banks are offering bamboo "plantation capital" loans that promise ownership of large forests of bamboo.
一根竹竿能带来不到一美元的收入，所以农民们需要种很多竹子才能赚到足够的钱。竹子的推动者正在敦促他们将竹子种植园视为与咖啡或茶一样的赚钱作物。银行提供竹子“种植资本”贷款，承诺拥有大片竹林。
Bamboo plants are normally ready for harvesting in three to five years. A well-maintained plantation can be useful for at least 50 years, said Jacob Ogola, a crop production expert working with the large Kitara Farm. He said bamboo is easy to manage, and usually does not need spraying for pests.
竹子通常在三到五年内就可以收割了。在大型Kitara农场工作的作物生产专家Jacob Ogola说，一个维护良好的种植园至少可以使用50年。他说，竹子很容易管理，通常不需要喷洒害虫。
Still, Uganda's bamboo plantations are not growing fast enough to build an industry around the plant.
然而，乌干达的竹林种植速度还不够快，不足以建立一个围绕竹子的产业。
Steve Tusiime owns a bamboo nursery. It has sold fewer than 10,000 seedlings in the past two years. But, Tusiime said, "Bamboo is going to be a game changer in Africa. You can eat bamboo, you can use it to build, you can create an industry for bamboo, you can feed it to your animals, and it can take care of your land."
Steve tusitime拥有一个竹子苗圃。在过去的两年里，它只卖出了不到1万棵幼苗。但是，杜思梅说:“竹子将改变非洲的游戏规则。你可以吃竹子，你可以用它来建造，你可以为竹子创造一个产业，你可以用它来喂养你的动物，它可以照顾你的土地。”
