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There are several publications locally available on bamboo farming based on researches by
academic and government institutions in the Philippines. One of these is the study on Bamboo
Production in the Philippines by Dr. Felizardo D. Virtucio and Cristina A. Roxas that present steps
in bamboo plantation establishment, maintenance and protection as follows:
1. Nursery
There are several publications locally available on bamboo farming based on researches by
academic and government institutions in the Philippines. One of these is the study on Bamboo
Production in the Philippines by Dr. Felizardo D. Virtucio and Cristina A. Roxas that present steps
in bamboo plantation establishment, maintenance and protection as follows:
2. Plantation
1. Species and site selection
2. Preparation of Plantation site
2.1. Sketching
2.2. Staking
2.3. Field layout
2.4. Clearing of weeds
2.5. Digging of planting holes
3. Transport of Propagules
4. Planting
5. Fertilization at Planting Time
6. Plantation Maintenance
6.1. Replacement of mortality
6.2. Weed control
6.3. Watering
6.4. Silvi-cultural treatments
6.5. Protection
7. Harvesting
3. Production
a. Node
The Cottage Industry Technology Center [CITC] presents the following steps for node and hub
operation:
PRIMARY PROCESSING
K T
N R Treated
O Bamboo E
P
T A
O Cutting Splitting
R T Treated
L
E M
Tadtad Weaving
E M
Crushing E Sawali
O
Slivers/Spoke N
V
Slivering
A T
Round Poles
L Treated
b. Hub
D U
R E A P Floor Boards
Slats S R
Y A
P Floor Tiles
I Rough Milling P S E Finish Milling
Tadtad
L
N I E S
Furniture Components
C
Sawali
G
A M S
T
I B I
O Sawali Boards
N
L N
Y G
COMPOSING
It should be noted that the Node performs primary processing while the Hub carries out the milling or
composing functions. In some cases, the Hub performs some or all of the Node functions due to the lack
of reliable Node or because of the preference of the Hub to carry out the Node functions to gain more
share in the distribution of income.
Aside from CITC, the Mariano Marcos State University [MMSU] presents the production process
in producing bamboo tiles, one of the by-products of a hub as outlined below:
Boiling
Finished products
The Forest Product Research and Development Institute [FPRDI] has also outlined the basic
processes in producing bamboo veneer, another potential by-product of a hub as presented below:
The raw material requirements for Nursery, Plantation, Node and Hub are enumerated below:
Nursery
Raw Material Description Requirement Cost
Bamboo branch/culm branch or part of a culm from 1 piece/seedling. P3.00/piece
a healthy bamboo clump
Polythene bag container used in raising 1 bag/seedling P0.50/bag
bamboo seedling
Fertilizer chemical and natural compost 0.78/seedling 13.50/kg
used in nourishing seedling or 780 kgs. P10,530
Production
Node
Raw Material Description Requirement/slat Cost
Bamboo pole bamboo stem that is not 50 poles/day P25/pole
less than 3 year old or 15,000 poles P375,000
st st
[on the 1 Year] [on the 1 Year]
Treatment Material chemical added to water 2.5grams/slat P170/kg
and used in treating or 1,200 kgs. for 480,000 or P204,000 for
bamboo slats 480,000 slats
st st
[on the 1 Year] [on the 1 Year]
Hub
Raw Material Description Requirement/sq.ft. Cost
Slats bamboo sticks with 6 slats P3.00
dimensions of: or 480,000 slats for 80,000 or P1,440,000 for
5mm x 1inch x 4 ft. sq.ft. tiles/planks/plyboo/ 80,000 sq.ft.
laminated board tiles/planks/plyboo/
laminated board
Glue adhesive use in 50 grams P130/kg
assembling and laminating or 4,000kgs for or P520,000 for
bamboo slats 80,000 sq.ft. 80,000 sq.ft.
tiles/planks/plyboo/ tiles/planks/plyboo/
laminated board laminated board
Lacquer clear or colored varnish 10 ml P30/liter
used for curing bamboo or 800 liters for or 24,000 for
80,000 sq.ft. 80,000 sq.ft.
tiles/planks/plyboo/ tiles/planks/plyboo/
laminated board laminated board
It should be noted that three [3] bamboo species including botong, tinik and giant bamboo are highly
recommended for manufacturing engineered bamboo because of its erect nature, strength and
abundance.
Labor
Nursery, 1 ha Plantation, 1 ha. Node [50 poles/day capacity] Hub [267sq.ft./day capacity]
Labor Rate [Php] Labor Rate [Php] Labor Rate [Php] Labor Rate [Php]
Supervisor 300/day 2 Farmer 150/day 2 Cutters 160/day 1 Supervisor 300/day
2 Assistant 250/day [Planting, 1 Ripper 160/day 4 Workers 200/day
watering, 1 Utility 150/day
weeding]
Bamboo nursery and plantation require simple tools in farming such as shovel, rake and bolo.
Machineries and equipment requirement, estimated cost and life span including its
annual
depreciation [using straight line method] for node and hub are listed below:
Node
Est. Annual
Fixed Assets Qty. Cost/Unit Total Costs Life Dep'n
Hub
Est. Annual
Fixed Assets Qty. Cost/Unit Total Costs Life Dep'n
Majority of the machineries, equipment and tools for the Hub are locally fabricated and available
except for jointer plainer and thickness plainer which are normally imported from Taiwan or China.
Production Overhead
Nursery
Particulars Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Indirect Materials 1,250.00 2,068.00 2,274.80
Indirect Labor - - -
Transportation 600.00 900.00 900.00
Nursery Maintenance 12,000.00 13,200.00 14,520.00
Plantation
Particulars Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5 Year 6
Indirect Material
Indirect Labor - - - - - -
Transportation 100.00 - - -
/Node
Particulars Year 1 Year 2 Year 3
Indirect Materials - - -
Indirect Labor - - -
Transportation 12,000.00 13,200.00 14,520.00
Repairs and Maintenance 5,000.00 5,500.00 6,050.00
Water 3,000.00 3,300.00 3,630.00
Electricity 12,000.00 13,200.00 14,520.00
Total cash OH 32,000.00 35,200.00 38,720.00
Depreciation 17,000.00 17,000.00 17,000.00
Total Overhead Costs 49,000.00 52,200.00 55,720.00
Hub
Particulars Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 Year 5
Indirect Materials - - - - -
Indirect Labor - - - - -
Transportation 48,000.00 52,800.00 58,080.00 63,888.00 70,276.80
Repairs and Maintenance 12,000.00 13,200.00 14,520.00 15,972.00 17,569.20
Water 3,000.00 3,300.00 3,630.00 3,993.00 4,392.30
Electricity 48,000.00 52,800.00 58,080.00 63,888.00 70,276.80
Total cash OH 111,000.00 122,100.00 134,310.00 147,741.00 162,515.10
Depreciation 195,266.67 195,266.67 195,266.67 195,266.67 195,266.67
Total Overhead Costs 306,266.67 317,366.67 329,576.67 343,007.67 357,781.77
28. One square foot of tile, plank, plybo and laminated board with inch thickness requires 6 slats of
5mm X 1 inch x 4 ft.
29. With 1,600 slats [or 267 sq.ft./day] for 25 days operation per month in 12 months, a hub
can
produce 80,000 sq.ft. of bamboo tiles/planks/plybo/laminated board with inch
thickness.
B. Total Project Cost, Nursery, Plantation, Node and Hub
Particulars Nursery Plantation Node Hub
1. FIXED ASSETS
1.1 Land 50,000.00 100,000.00 50,000.00 100,000.00
1.2 Bamboo seedlings 10,000.00 4,800.00 20,000.00 300,000.00
1.3 Dug well and Tools 700.00 5,900.00 220,000.00 2,410,000.00
1.4 Office Equipment and Fixtures 5,000.00 - - -
Sub-total Fixed Assets 65,700.00 110,700.00 290,000.00 2,810,000.00
3. PRE-OPERATING EXPENSES
3.1 Business Permit and Licensing 500.00 500.00 8,000.00 10,000.00
3.2 Trial Production 500.00 1,500.00 5,000.00 10,000.00
3.3 Business Planning &Organizing 500.00 - 5,000.00 20,000.00
3.4 Canvassing 2,000.00 - 2,000.00 5,000.00
3.5 Building construction - 2,000.00 20,000.00
Sub-total Pre-Operating Expenses 3,500.00 2,000.00 22,000.00 65,000.00
2.1.5 Raw Materials Used 3,240.00 3,564.00 3,920.40 4,312.44 4,743.68 5,218.05
2.4 Total Manufacturing Costs 13,088.00 9,332.00 7,972.40 10,659.74 11,610.91 12,657.21
2.9 Total Goods Available for Sale 13,088.00 9,332.00 7,972.40 10,659.74 11,610.91 12,657.21
2.10 Less: Finished Goods
Inventory end - - - - - -
8.0 NET PROFIT BEFORE TAX (15,088.00) (9,332.00) (7,972.40) 21,740.26 24,029.09 26,546.79
10. NET PROFIT AFTER TAX (15,088.00) (9,332.00) (7,972.40) 21,740.26 24,029.09 26,546.79
Projected Cash Flow Statement, PLANTATION
3.1 Payments for Raw Materials 3,240.00 3,564.00 3,920.40 4,312.44 4,743.68 5,218.05
3.2 Payments for Labor 7,800.00 4,620.00 2,904.00 5,199.30 5,719.23 6,291.15
Total Cash Outflow 12,700.00 12,540.00 8,784.00 7,424.40 19,711.74 21,622.91 23,725.21
4.0 NET CASH FLOW 28,748.40 (12,540.00) (8,784.00) (7,424.40) 22,288.26 24,577.09 27,094.79
5.0 CASH ENDING BALANCE 28,748.40 16,208.40 7,424.40 (0.00) 22,288.26 46,865.35 73,960.14
Projected Balance Sheet, PLANTATION
Total Current Assets 28,748.40 16,208.40 7,424.40 (0.00) 22,288.26 46,865.35 73,960.14
Net Book Value 4,800.00 4,800.00 4,800.00 4,800.00 4,800.00 4,800.00 4,800.00
1.2.3 Vehicle - - - - - - -
Less: Accum. Dep'n - - - - - -
Net Book Value - - - - -- -
Net Book Value 5,900.00 5,352.00 4,804.00 4,256.00 3,708.00 3,160.00 2,612.00
1.2.5 Off. Fur. & Fixtures - - - - - - -
Less: Accum. Dep'n - - - - - -
Net Book Value - - - - - - -
Total Fixed Assets 110,700.00 110,152.00 109,604.00 109,056.00 108,508.00 107,960.00 107,412.00
3.1 Capital beg. 141,448.40 141,448.40 126,360.40 117,028.40 109,056.00 130,796.26 154,825.35
3.2 Add: Net Income - (15,088.00) (9,332.00) (7,972.40) 21,740.26 24,029.09 26,546.79
3.3 Less: Withdrawals - - - - - - -
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Projected Income Statement, HUB
2.1.3 Total RM Available for Use 2,128,751.50 2,595,101.71 3,071,996.92 3,638,797.13 4,316,661.35
2.7 Total Costs of Goods Manufactured 2,683,143.11 3,175,656.77 3,682,719.86 4,281,081.06 4,991,570.68
2.8 Add: Finished Goods Inventory beg. - - - - -
2.9 Total Goods Available for Sale 2,683,143.11 3,175,656.77 3,682,719.86 4,281,081.06 4,991,570.68
2.10 Less: Finished Goods Inventory end - - - - -
4.2 Gen. and Admin. Expenses 72,000.00 79,200.00 87,120.00 95,832.00 105,415.20
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6.0 Add: Other Income - - - - -
7.0 Less: Other Expenses
8.0 NET PROFIT BEFORE TAX 1,389,317.89 2,049,180.23 2,839,153.14 3,807,468.74 4,956,975.41
10. NET PROFIT AFTER TAX 1,389,317.89 2,049,180.23 2,839,153.14 3,807,468.74 4,956,975.41
Projected Cash Flow Statement, HUB
3.1 Payments for Raw Materials 2,128,751.50 2,513,226.65 2,972,185.32 3,520,643.41 4,176,707.61
3.5 Gen. & Admin. Expenses 72,000.00 79,200.00 87,120.00 95,832.00 105,415.20
1.1.4 WP Inventory - - - - - -
1.1.5 FG Inventory - - - - - -
1.2.3 Vehicle - - - - - -
Less: Accum.
Dep'n - - - - -
2.2 Long-Term
Liabilities
2.2.1 Notes Payable
2.2.2 Long-Term Loans
Pay. 2,766,000.00 1,659,600.00 1,106,400.00 553,200.00 - -
Total Long-Term
Liabilities 2,766,000.00 1,659,600.00 1,106,400.00 553,200.00 - -