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Bamboo bicycles are increasing in popularity Ghana with many companies now manufacturing the products for the market, including Booomers International.

The Bamboo booom —
Booomers International is also a social enterprise training rural Ghanaian communities in the art of bicycle manufacture to provide an economic freedom many of them have never experienced.

The Bamboo booom —
Their biking portfolio includes city, road, and mountain bikes in both male and female versions.

The Bamboo booom —
Demand for bamboo bicycles has increased in recent years, in part due to the reintroduction of the concept by renowned bicycle designer Craig Calfee.

The Bamboo booom —
Booomers International founder Kwabena Danso takes his youth teams through the entire manufacturing process -- from harvesting of bamboo through to the final assembly of bespoke bicycles.

The Bamboo booom —
There are many challenges to manufacturing in rural Ghana well, including low capital, high production costs and unreliable electricity sources but despite these limitations Danso is determined for his bicycles to travel the country.