National Bamboo Mission
Green gold gets shine back with bamboo mission:
New Delhi, Apr 20: Commercial cultivation of the “green gold”—bamboo—and production of modern value-added products are gradually gaining momentum under the aegis of the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) which was set up a year ago. Eight states of northeastern India and four other states, namely, Orissa, West Bengal , Bihar and Jharkhand have already followed the suit by initiating bamboo development programmes at their end.
Arunachal Pradesh has set up its bamboo development agency and its bamboo mission for conservation of genetic resources. Two bamboo-based units have been set up—one at Namsal for producing structural material and another at Chowkham for producing bamboo mats. A certification laboratory for seed and vegetative planting material is likely to be set up by the state forest research institute, while nurseries are set up at places.
In Assam , NBM has planned value-addition projects at Kamrup, Tinsukia, Sonitpur, Silchar, while for Guwahati, an outlet to showcase handicraft and bamboo products is on the anvil.
In Manipur, people depends much on Muli bamboos which often proves counter-productive, particularly when the bamboos flower. This species turn soft and brittle at both pre and post flowering stages, making it commercially unviable. Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) along with the state bamboo development agency and forest department are working for better utilization of Muli bamboos.
Meghalaya has a long tradition of different uses of bamboo. NBM has envisaged bamboo cultivation on degraded lands. Mizoram has experienced both productive and destructive impact of bamboo. It has experienced periodic mautam, the famine famine induced by gregarious flowering of bamboo. But the benefits of bamboo far outweigh its disadvantages. CBTC is helping Mizoram in implementing its bamboo policy and be a part of NBM.
Nagaland has planned to set up 34 bamboo clusters comprising 280 villages with a village bamboo development committee in each cluster. It has set up a bamboo resource centre in Dimapur and also many bamboo-based industries at different places, including those for processing tender bamboo shoots. Sikkim is concentrating on six commercial bamboo species identified by NBM. Tripura has planned a six-year project for development of bamboo sector.
Source: The Financial Express
New Delhi, Apr 20: Commercial cultivation of the “green gold”—bamboo—and production of modern value-added products are gradually gaining momentum under the aegis of the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) which was set up a year ago. Eight states of northeastern India and four other states, namely, Orissa, West Bengal , Bihar and Jharkhand have already followed the suit by initiating bamboo development programmes at their end.
Arunachal Pradesh has set up its bamboo development agency and its bamboo mission for conservation of genetic resources. Two bamboo-based units have been set up—one at Namsal for producing structural material and another at Chowkham for producing bamboo mats. A certification laboratory for seed and vegetative planting material is likely to be set up by the state forest research institute, while nurseries are set up at places.
In Assam , NBM has planned value-addition projects at Kamrup, Tinsukia, Sonitpur, Silchar, while for Guwahati, an outlet to showcase handicraft and bamboo products is on the anvil.
In Manipur, people depends much on Muli bamboos which often proves counter-productive, particularly when the bamboos flower. This species turn soft and brittle at both pre and post flowering stages, making it commercially unviable. Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) along with the state bamboo development agency and forest department are working for better utilization of Muli bamboos.
Meghalaya has a long tradition of different uses of bamboo. NBM has envisaged bamboo cultivation on degraded lands. Mizoram has experienced both productive and destructive impact of bamboo. It has experienced periodic mautam, the famine famine induced by gregarious flowering of bamboo. But the benefits of bamboo far outweigh its disadvantages. CBTC is helping Mizoram in implementing its bamboo policy and be a part of NBM.
Nagaland has planned to set up 34 bamboo clusters comprising 280 villages with a village bamboo development committee in each cluster. It has set up a bamboo resource centre in Dimapur and also many bamboo-based industries at different places, including those for processing tender bamboo shoots. Sikkim is concentrating on six commercial bamboo species identified by NBM. Tripura has planned a six-year project for development of bamboo sector.
Source: The Financial Express