Joseph Katumba, a caretaker at Kitara Farm, works near Mbarara, Uganda, on March 8, 2024. Katumba said the property has become something of a demonstration farm for people who want to learn more about bamboo. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
A worker touches a table at a bamboo factory in Wakiso, Uganda on March 13, 2024. Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential. Businesses can turn it into furniture and other products. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
A worker puts bamboo sticks into a dryer at a factory in Wakiso, Uganda on March 13, 2024. Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential. Businesses can turn it into furniture and other products. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
Joseph Katumba, a caretaker at Kitara Farm, works near Mbarara, Uganda, on March 8, 2024. Katumba said the property has become something of a demonstration farm for people who want to learn more about bamboo. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
A worker tightens a bolt on a chair made out of bamboo at a factory in Wakiso, Uganda on March 13, 2024. Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential. Businesses can turn it into furniture and other products. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
Taga Nuwagaba, a bamboo farmer and businessman who owns a bamboo furniture factory, holds a piece of furniture in Wakiso, Uganda on March 13, 2024. Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential. Businesses can turn it into furniture and other products. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
Dried bamboo sits at Kitara Farm near Mbarara, Uganda, on March 8, 2024. Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
A laborer works with bamboo near the Rwizi river in Mbarara, Uganda on March 9, 2024. Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
Joseph Katumba, a caretaker at Kitara Farm, works near Mbarara, Uganda, on March 8, 2024. Katumba said the property has become something of a demonstration farm for people who want to learn more about bamboo. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
Steve Tusiime, a self-described bamboo collector, talks at the nursery he owns in Mbarara, Uganda, on March 9, 2024. "Each bamboo you see here has a story. It has where it comes from and it has different use and it has a different name," he said. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
Dried bamboo sits at Kitara Farm near Mbarara, Uganda, on March 8, 2024. Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
Joseph Katumba, a caretaker at Kitara Farm works near Mbarara, Uganda, on March 8, 2024. Bamboo farming is on the rise in Uganda, where the hardy and fast-growing crop is seen by the government as having real growth potential. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)
Steve Tusiime, a self-described bamboo collector, touches a piece at the nursery he owns in Mbarara, Uganda, on March 9, 2024. "Each bamboo you see here has a story. It has where it comes from and it has different use and it has a different name," he said. (AP Photo/Dipak Moses)