BAMBOO FOR ECONOMIC PROSPERITY AND ECOLOGICAL SECURITY
WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NORTH-EAST INDIA
By: Shri Kamesh Salam
"......The programme envisages the cultivation of bamboo over two million hectares and promotion of technology and networking for enhancing trade. Economic and social benefits from these activities will lead to creation of 8.6 million jobs and market opportunities worth over Rs. 6500 Crore with investment of Rs. 2,600 Crore. This will be useful for additional development of the North Eastern Region......"- Excerpt from the speech of Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, former President of India, on the eve of country's 56th Republic Day addressed to the nation highlighting the importance given by him to National Bamboo Mission.
The "Green Gold" of the 21st Century and commonly known as "Poor man's timber", bamboo played a significant role in human society since time immemorial and today it contributes to the subsistence needs of over a billion people worldwide. It has been traditionally used as fuel, food, rural housing and shelter, fencing, tools and various other purposes. In modern days, it is being used as industrial raw materials for pulp and paper, construction and engineering materials, panel products etc. Bamboo, which can be grown easily, much faster in growth than any known tree, eco-friendly and adaptable to various locality factors, is now becoming the most promising wood substitute. It has more than 1500 documents applications, ranging from medicine to nutrition and from toys to aircraft.
Bamboo Toilets for Swatch Bharat (Clean India): Any takers??
By: Shri Nirman Sarika
According to recent UN statistics, half of India's population does not have access to toilets, with the condition even more dismal in rural areas where around 60% of the population still defecates in the open. Poor and inadequate sanitation accounts for various health-related issues causing economic and social losses. It is estimated that 1.01 lakh government schools do not have toilets for girls, 1.52 lakh schools do not have toilets for boys and a 1.64 lakh schools have dysfunctional toilets. Poor sanitation facilities lead to drop out from schools, especially among girls in the 5-14 age brackets. Retention of the girl child in schools has increased by 30% in schools with access to proper sanitation facilities.
'Bamboomitra' jointly by Bamboo Vishwa and South Asia Bamboo Foundation
- Nachiket Thakur, Bamboo Vishwa & Kamesh Salam, SABF
World Bamboo Day was celebrated on 18th September 2012 with grand event organised by Bamboo wishwa along with ADI, ( Association of Designers of India ) and IIID ( Institute of Indian Interior Designers ) PCERF ( Pune Construction Engineers & Research Forum ) at ICC Towers, Pune. An interactive talk by Designer Rebecca Reubens of Rizomes, Ahemedabad was organised on the occasion. An exhibition showcasing various applications of bamboo was also put up. A student competition titled "Bamboo - Design for Sustainability" was announced.
THE BAMBOO INDUSTRY IN INDIA
SUPPLY CHAIN STRUCTURE, CHALLENGES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
By: Shri Aniket Baksy
The domestic Bamboo industry has been held back owing to a wide variety of issues in its value chains, including regulatory and legislative barriers to cultivation and harvesting of Bamboo, challenges in its procurement, lack of technical know-how among the primary users of Bamboo, lack of market linkages and insufficient market demand. As a result, Bamboo in India remains a material for personal usage in homes; the only products produced industrially are produced by small firms lacking in sufficient capital to pursue value addition or quality enhancement. The study of the Bamboo industry is woefully deficient in India, as is any data on Bamboo trade and commerce in general. The association of Bamboo with livelihood promotion remains confined to handicrafts promotion (A U Khan5, personal communication), as a result of which even government programmes fail to appreciate its industrial potential. In addition, archaic and confusing regulatory regimes as well as conflicting legislation prevent Bamboo from reaching its true potential
DISPLAY OF THE ACHIEVEMENTS OF CBTC AT
the XIIth session of the General Conference of UNIDO (Vienna, 03-07 December 2007)
the XIIth session of the General Conference of UNIDO (Vienna, 03-07 December 2007)
The General Conference is the highest decision-making authority of UNIDO; it convenes every second year usually at the Headquarters of the Organization in Vienna, Austria where distinguished delegates from UNIDO's 172 member states congregate to review the activities of the Secretariat and set the course of future interventions.
GLOBAL BAMBOO VALUE CHAIN MANAGEMENT PVT.LTD (OPC)
Bamboo is our flagship project.
- GBVCM is building its team of associate bamboo experts to provide services with 25 years of expertise in Bamboo globally.
- GBVCM has engaged in India/ China/Vietnam and South Asia Bamboo industry for 18 years, now with strong links with Global experts.
- GBVCM providing services under agreements to a group of firms and governments in SAARC for Bamboo Clusters and with NRL for bio refinery .
- GBVCM is now engaging with new business and government partners outside India in SAARC Nations.
- GBVCM looks forward to partnering with states of Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya and DHADC, Assam.
- Consultancy services to PwC, ADB, UNIDO , WWF and other agencies.
- Technology based services on value chain management of Bamboo from production to consumption.
STATE LEVEL RESTRICTIONS IN TOP 10 BAMBOO GROWING STATES IN INDIA
By: Vrinda Aggarwal
India has maximum area under bamboo in the world approx. 11,361 km2 and China has the second largest approx. 5444km2. (FAO, 2005).
Moirang, Manipur, India
