Planting 1 Billion Bamboo Saplings to Save the Philippines | EVERYDAY BOSSES #37

Bambuhay is a Filipino company that helps farmers grow bamboo instead of other crops. Bamboo is more resilient under tough climate conditions and can be used to make sustainable products (rather than single-use ones). We interviewed founder Mark Sultan Gersava as well as one of the farmers he helped.
Special thanks to Mark Sultan Gersava for sharing his story.
Bambuhay
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[@AsianBoss]

We love highlighting entrepreneurs who are working on solving big problems and are contributing to humanity. Reach out to us if you have a compelling vision and are actually taking action to change to the world. Thanks for watching everybody and stay curious!

[@yogeshdhebgunde567]

I want to ban tobacco in my village but don't know how

[@Majestic469]

Asian Boss, you're the best!

[@SteveVi0lence]

He plants grass. Bamboo is a grass. He's a Gardner.

[@seaweedjen]

rags to riches is another organization that uses fabrics from thrift stores/ overstock and creates beautiful handbags/walletsand provides jobs for filipinos!!

[@Abs00Hero]

How to order their finished products?

[@auga3896]

I can't even count to 1 million and this guy planting 1 billion bamboo saplings. God bless him.

[@Radawanium]

@@mangomonster5296 People don't count to one million in math classes.

[@john.moremm]

@@mangomonster5296 it was a joke I think, no need to be too harsh

[@tako9260]

Try to learn statistic and probability.. But that is useless for me because i am using to solve the problem in a very easy way 👉 mental math

[@noteasyy]

Not tryna flex but I could count to 135

[@juliusthewarrior4063]

1 100 1,000 100,000 1,000,000.

[@raphaelmartin6621]

Bruh moment for the effort of the interviewer to speak in full tagalog Saludo ako sayo

[@Jenanluv]

Yes po. Tulo sipon ko. We speak tagalog pero hindi ko kaya nung pure. Hahahaa!

[@Kai-vo5zq]

Lol

[@JRSQ13]

Yes d narin creepy ung ngiti

[@scaredyjack3821]

Agree,ang hirap kaya ..XD

[@bakedmomo5693]

"-ish". though it still counts as makata level

[@rossilechivarre4711]

Good job asian boss, this kind of issues are relevant and timely. This video is very helpful to the community. You are promoting and giving awareness to the people on how protect the environment and at the same time helping the livelihood of the poor Filipinos. The soil of the country are productive, it is rich with minerals. They can plant a lot of tress, crops etc... This is not bad at all, doing business and helping the environment is amazing. This kind of news is refreshing and educational as well... Keep it up!

[@yogibear3161]

You mean, robbing the poor to get yourself rich?

[@user-os7be5zn7i]

1 billion saplings! Can't imagine the effort that's gone into planting that many bamboo saplings! This guy is doing God's work!

[@buj4512]

Har jagah I see you lol

[@kenchappakattikar2624]

She is Japanese and she know hindi very well some time she is in India and some time she is in Japan she is youtuber allso

[@yogibear3161]

This guy is doing his own work, to line his own pockets, on the backs of the poor, but using excuses to defend what hes doing.

[@raerae6422]

Poor, uneducated farmers: finding and implementing solutions to poverty and climate change Rich, educated politicians:

[@NoName-it4uu]

*does useless meetings and seminars

[@sophialoren7855]

*complains at every innovative ideas

[@raerae6422]

*devours high class 3 course meal (at tax payers expense) during a business lunch meeting to “discuss” poverty

[@harakiri2487]

@@raerae6422 drilon and grace poe!!! Hahaha

[@vexcarius7100]

Problem with Filipinos is we depend too much on politicians. We don't need them for us to get rich. At the end of the day, they'll save their asses first when calamity comes.

[@jellythelang2558]

This guy really knows what he's talking about.

[@yogibear3161]

This guy hasn't got a clue, and to someone the same as him, he will look great.

[@adosouma]

*”This...This does put a smile on my face.”*

[@Majestic469]

how to get likes: just post an old meme just bold or italicize your comment

[@adosouma]

Dragoon GT *”no one liked that”*

[@Majestic469]

Taro-Yakii I liked my own comment

[@chasityj6991]

Why doesn’t this have more views????!!! More People need to see this!!

[@Raegrae13]

Social enterprise is different form plain business. It helps address different social issues in the community and it is sustainable. It's a win win situation between social entrepreneurs and the community.

[@anjihc8797]

This initiative is awesome because employment in the Philippines keeps families together!

[@SolidGoldShows]

It's great to see Filipinos helping Filipinos. We all need to have unity and help each other. Mabuhay!

[@jenimarai1906]

Philippines is a Beautiful Country... Love to Visit them..

[@mattyrm8049]

The language sounds so nice. It is pleasing to hear

[@mrsush1j1ma27]

Matty RM it’s basically a mixture of bahasa indonesian, malaysian, hokkien, , japanese, and spanish ! i’m glad you like the sound of it tho :) usually i hear people saying it sounds annoying haha ♡

[@mattyrm8049]

@@mrsush1j1ma27 It's a wonderful mixture of languages, thank you for telling me

[@8thousevirgin]

@@mrsush1j1ma27 where's the japanese there?

[@omnisciencexx790]

@@8thousevirgin some japanese loanwords

[@jonathanprudencio6410]

@@mattyrm8049 , may i know where you from?thank you.

[@eddiefuentesjr.7380]

If only I have a lot of money I will support this guy by investing on his company.

[@yogibear3161]

They say a fool and his money, are easily parted.

[@Majestic469]

*Mr Beast:* Lets plant 20 million trees *Asian Boss:* _Hold my tree_

[@SteveVi0lence]

Bamboo is a grass fool

[@Majestic469]

SteveVi0lence it was a joke idiot

[@SteveVi0lence]

@@Majestic469 bad joke

[@charmz3141]

SteveVi0lence We ain’t asking for your opinion.

[@jaein4349]

Mr beast scam u all fools!

[@pmhernane3903]

"If we want to have a prosperour community, we need to be in harmony with nature." That's it. Some people think that if Ph will be a first world country, environmental problems would be less. But in reality, environment should be prioritised first then abundance will come after.

[@IndraRiswandi]

And the government thinking in in reverse. (Also happen here in Indonesia)

[@neazenzen372]

Good, honest, hard working people that care about the planet. Love from sweden. I stand with you. Bamboo is a big part of the future ❤️

[@barbaralindhjem1582]

Bamboo is such a useful crop....I have a bamboo pillow and duvet....very comfortable. Thumbs up!

[@xxnike0629xx]

I think this is nice how thi man is pushing to improve the Philippines like this. Hopefully this does well and scales up. It definitely will help cut down on plastic straw use by switching to a more organic bamboo straw. I also like how it helps the environement. Also, bamboo grows fast so that is another great benefit.

[@yogibear3161]

The only thing he improving is his own bank balance!!!

[@tiffanycanadilla8704]

53k views?not enough I mean let us encourage everyone to see this video this might change their life forever! Let’s support this kind of organization by buying their products!!Kodus Asian Boss for featuring this kind of story!! Very inspiring💖

[@MichelleOrdonio25]

so proud for this man who is trying to fight poverty and climate change. Maybe it is a wake up call for every Filipinos to share for his advocate that's why I'm doing my part also, everytime I do my shopping I bring my own eco bag.

[@i5879]

Petition to replace paper straws with bamboo straws

[@fun2lk]

A great way to solve plastic pollution. Keep up the good work and advocating environment. You deserve help from Philippine government with your social cause.

[@janshigupta5605]

This guy is doing a really good job Love from India to philippines

[@totogianzon1713]

I admire such people like this guy and hopefully many more green entrepreneurs like him with an eco advocacy increase.

[@grantasilom5844]

Plastic straws are now banned here in Philippines that's why they are slowly being replaced by paper & bamboo straws.

[@zalmhendry]

Some places in Bali replace plastic packaging with a plastic-looking package made from Seaweed, i mean its really looks like plastic.

[@lovesickblueslovesickblues5198]

Zalm Hendry great

[@annflw1357]

Seaweed or cassava?

[@lovesickblueslovesickblues5198]

Flo Ann read it again

[@annflw1357]

@@lovesickblueslovesickblues5198 i'm from indonesia, i never see plastic made from seaweed. But plastic made from cassava is very common.

[@lovesickblueslovesickblues5198]

Flo Ann maybe you were in different place that’s it

[@OFWEnglishLessons]

Thanks a billion, Mark! 💕💕💕🇵🇭

[@sultanmark]

Maraming Salamat!

[@kevin080592]

Mr. beast: 20 million trees challenge philippines: that's cute

[@ravscolors463]

What an inspirational man. 🙏. The world needs more people like him.

[@baronaaron6176]

This guy is awesome! God bless you buddy.

[@sultanmark]

Thank you, buddy!

[@lengleng37]

salute to that guy and those farmers. the world needs peeps like you.

[@A-Wa]

one single man changes the life of hundreds families!! Great job!!!!!

[@sultanmark]

Thank you!

[@yogibear3161]

And gives him a healthy bank balance in the process!!!

[@thenthen4440]

Bamboo is the grass of life. We can make furniture, house, fence, musical instruments...and a vocalist out of it. 😂😸

[@yogibear3161]

What about everything else we can make from it, like clothes?

[@mayarina6]

I love this. I grew up in a village called kawayanan which means of bamboo. The village was surrounded by bamboo. It was like you have to drive through a gate of tall bamboo grass before reaching the village. Bamboo is so versatile. It's even edible. I also love eating bamboo sprouts cooked in coconut milk

[@lovesickblueslovesickblues5198]

Iba talaga pag galing sa hirap marami kang insights about life

[@sultanmark]

Tama ka talaga diyan!

[@pogsmarion9153]

Amazing tropical country and gorgeous island

[@yogibear3161]

Which one?

[@MMM-cf4md]

Totally enriching content. 🌱🌱🌱 Mark Sultan Gersava talks the talk on poverty, has a huge heart for impoverished people, and passionate about developing solutions to climate change. He has the ultimate vision to make the future a sustainable reality. POWER 💥 to this humble man! 💖 And yeah, let there be 1 billion Bamboos by 2030 !!! 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱 🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱🌱

[@Raegrae13]

Bretman Rock is so happy with that bamboo straw.

[@danielavallente5789]

This is so precious. Our government should implement on every barangay or municipality to atleast have a tree planting because these would help us in many ways and shouldn't focus on nonsense issue.

[@komakush3358]

bamboo is always my favorite plant, imagine being in a bamboo forest. love it.

[@yogibear3161]

The air around you would be 15 degrees cooler if you was.

[@ciaociaogaming6918]

Salamat!

[@bcvs20]

Salute to you sir! More power and may Bambuhay continue to help more families!

[@deedeewinfrey3181]

Bamboo is the worlds fastest growing grass.

[@Helios1001]

I wish luck to this man & his goal !

[@CirYdnar]

Hey there bosses, though I wasn't there to contribute my all being supports this admirable goal. Thank you so much.

[@jacksonslaughgivesmelife2116]

Me: I have nothing to watch😕 Asian Boss: Here you go😀

[@LoneWolf-oi4yx]

Mabuhay ang BAMBUHAY...

[@jimlieanlancita7847]

Great role model. Really great job bambuhay.

[@fioname3495]

Plastic straws are banned in Australia - please, we need your bamboo ones, the paper/cardboard ones we use now are awful. Perhaps contact McDonalds and Burger King etc - they'd love them. 🙏✌🏼❤️

[@pmhernane3903]

You may import some and share them with your family and friends. They would surely appreciate that and would love to do the same. Then the thread goes. That's just one simple thing to promote bamboo straws but it has a very big impact to local farmers and the environment 💕

[@totogianzon1713]

Frankly countries with a green advocacy like Singapore would tremendously support bamboo straws as their F&B industry there is thriving. It’s one small step aster SG but EU May catch up with clienteles whom are environmentally conscious should be the target niche market.

[@yvonniedagcuta6908]

Same here in there Philippines we are trying to remove plastics.. We used bamboo now as straw or metal and many more

[@setter_soul_waifu0930]

@@yvonniedagcuta6908 I don't think that's really true. Plus, there's still individual sachets in groceries. That should be eliminated too, we're just not used in buying bulk. I saw an fb post where rivers full of milo/coffee sachets 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@violetaavila6332]

What a genius mind he had. I salute you sir! Ipray that your creation's may prosper in the future and can't wait to see your product in the market.

[@valarmorghulis8139]

I love this ❤️❤️❤️

[@sarcosmic6982]

I love his passionate speech at the end!! What a great business with a great cause. I hope they really snowball and take off.

[@paulmichaelmarcelo2343]

This is an amazing project. God bless Bambuhay

[@sustainablevert]

Thank you for this great interview! Your KZbin channel is inspiring. I am so glad that you are spreading news about social justice, climate change etc... I would definitely spread the word about Bambuhay. 💚🐳

[@sultanmark]

Thank you!

[@bakedmomo5693]

since the country is an island, with tropical environment/seasons(sun&rain), it's somehow easier to maintain bamboos of their problematic-ish hydrophilic nature which is paradoxic because it also acts like cactus

[@roj22fetals6]

Like in the desert

[@yogibear3161]

The Philippines is not an island, its 7700 islands,

[@affriant3534]

Nobody: Snake in the Philippines: *ITS FREE REAL ESTATE*

[@charmainetico3589]

Hahahah.. True😂

[@redportwhitegreen6860]

Great story.. its very inspiring. Thanks asian boss for sharing us this video.

[@delilah28100]

Philippines is full of negative/hate news in the media right now, this positive news should be highlighted. Thank you for pushing environment-friendly products, it might seem small, but a small change in lifestyle will definitely create a big change

[@mlissa3232]

I would love to support this amazing company, and buy some of these straws. Can anyone tell me the best way to purchase some? The link on their website just brought me to their fb page.

[@crochet-and-coffee]

Yes Mr. Beast....you got a healthy competitor..hope you both do well. Mother Earth is the happiest I can see.

[@mewmewtoastmahgoats2101]

Yes! This is great! Every country should plant x amount of trees per person. Also more beach clean up crews.

[@loveso1361]

go go go bambuhay!!!😘✌🌴🌲🌳🌈

[@Linkgirl101]

This makes me genuinely happy

[@knowledgeiskey1319]

Mr Beast: 20 MiLLiOn TrEeS! Philippines: _heh_ :]

[@scoobymarth9820]

Hahahaha ikr😂

[@sophialoren7855]

It's still 20 million trees. It's still a good job. No need to undermine one great act just because someone else did a greater act.

[@knowledgeiskey1319]

@@sophialoren7855 I didnt mean that at all. o-o

[@chocopanda8455]

@@sophialoren7855 lol its just a challenge, so that maybe everyone will do the effort.

[@homerperez8481]

Good job!!! Also, to the interviewee, i can feel the sincerity and kindness

[@royallaggy8059]

KZbin recommended this to me, and this time it make sense👍👍👍

[@shouko4218]

I love how they interviewed the founder but also the workers. Really breaks my heart whenever I hear their story of how they are or were struggling with money 😢❤️

[@MusiicRoolz]

filipinos really do use random english words like is and especially in the middle of their sentences lool

[@elainj9981]

Well english is not our first language atleast we can read,talk and understand english. now, let me ask you,do you understand tagalog btw?

[@Ryukushinn]

@@elainj9981 relax, he wasn't insulting your english skills, what he said was true though, filipinos usually insert an english word or sentence while speaking tagalog

[@MusiicRoolz]

@@elainj9981 i know buddy i am asian, i know asian languages use a lot of loan words but usually they're nouns or verbs, 'is' and 'especially' were funny cause i haven't heard them used alone before - they're completely random

[@elainj9981]

@yourguardianangel okay i got it im sorry🙂

[@markjosephbacho5652]

*code switching is very common in urban areas, even in other countries.

[@LiHuaCookingDiary]

Beautiful country ❤️

[@FunFacts5005]

Wow! Helping to preserve the mother earth as well as the farmers

[@boytokay5564]

Salute!!! Mabuhay !!!!!!!

[@Shiroiki43]

I didn't notice until I was deep into the video that I understand what they are speaking and during the whole time I still kept reading the subtitles

[@kyohkugaming2810]

guys it will only take a few seconds to share this vid. lalo sa mga kababayan kong pilipino. share this video now to help our environment.

[@babymatty19]

Ito ang mga taong dapat tularan

[@sultanmark]

Salamat!

[@philandeswilliams1975]

Great ideas make Great Companies! Much success to them.

[@marieeel4759]

👍👏👏👏👊💙💙💙 npakagaling po ng naisip at ginawa nyo sir...maraming salamat po, naway mas maging matagumpay p ang bambuhay 😇😇😇 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭🇵🇭

[@wonderingwanderer4401]

Philippines is rich & beautiful but the people are lacking self discipline and responsibility. Filipinos are notorious for throwing garbage everywhere, no proper program for waste disposal, not even doing garbage segregation. I wish the government would be really strict with these wastes disposal things.

[@marieeel4759]

👍 true

[@nadie.0]

I am a filipino and I just can't disagree. 😅😅 There's a lot of filipino that lacks self discipline but not everyone. 😊

[@cecilyerker]

Plants are the single best form of carbon capture! But make sure you clear the forest of dead brush, that’s why the fires in California and Australia happened because of inadequate forest management with controlled burns and brush clearing.

[@jewelleryh3562]

it melts my heart😭💛💛💛

[@zycadez3609]

Bamboo is very essential for us filipinos

[@junealberio7674]

I feel your heart deeply to protect the nature

[@MorticiaNotrefantezCiccone]

This is definitely a positive news!

[@user-dz5bv2yq7s]

Oh . . 1000 families. . Good job bro

[@vexcarius7100]

This is a good example that you don't need to be a politician to make a change.

[@renzoviray3480]

I hope some good capitalists may help you with this advocacy. I see a bright future for our farmers for the aid of our country.

[@nesgwensing2222]

I have wide lot in Bohol and after watching your video, it inspires me to go the same to help save the environment

[@sunxtraumx2513]

Apreciate it

[@nitishkumarbansal7092]

Asian boss, please visit isha foundation, Project is cauvery calling--- project to plant over 2 billion trees along cauvery river. Please consider it.

[@MageThief]

I will definitely search for this brand and buy its products to support them and our planet.

[@sophialoren7855]

Farmers are born naturalists.

[@marivicremulla5540]

How i wish farmers will be given priority and will earn much farmers in other countrires are rich we have to support bamboo straw

[@bryanjosephbolocon3852]

Mrbeast: lets plant 20million trees finland: plants 150million trees Philippines: uhmm hello?

[@Thrivinglife3835]

New Zealand plants 1M every year. I was just there last month.

[@nicejokes7]

@@Thrivinglife3835 that was done with the help of government? I was thinking we have someone from Filipino who started everything? Well that's the difference.

[@MMM-cf4md]

Lol "uhmm hello?"😀😁

[@mjohnhayes]

I would be more than happy to help grow ans share your bamboo seedlings in isabela

[@waj1544]

Im planning to do the samething like this or like mr. Beast. If I have enough money and influence to encourage others. Up for this content.

[@roj22fetals6]

Be a farmer help the agriculture support it boom congratulations you have been taking care of humanity

[@MetalGearMk3]

bamboo and industrial hemp can solve alot of problems.

[@premara7]

excellent work done by you ASIAN BOSS. Keep it up plz.

[@bgymn-fn8jy]

he actually names the real environmental issues instead of simply blaming CO2 like all the fools are doing...... very nice

[@Dani_1012]

This is amazing!

[@sultanmark]

Thank you!