Researching Bamboo Products with Dr. Anneth Singh

Dr. Anneth Rigon-Singh, PhD in Forestry from the University of the Philippines - Los Baños and retired professor from De La Salle-Araneta University, has dedicated her career to the study and promotion of bamboo. As President of Bambu Salubre, SANTARRA Natural Products, Inc, and BIL, OPC, she coordinated the First National Bamboo Congress in 1995. Her notable projects include developing bamboo-based agroforestry models and establishing the Marga Mabusetum, a collection of 80 bamboo species. Her research focuses on transforming bamboo leaves into products like tea, hydrosol, beer, vinegar, and bamboo leaf extract. She has also invested in bamboo processing projects in the Philippines and Vietnam. Her company, Bamboo Impact Lab, is part of the Ateneo Blue Nest incubation program. Dr. Anneth’s recent innovation of extracting silica from bamboo leaves won a P1M grant from the Quezon City Startup Program.

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