MP to develop bamboo sector
Updated: May 30, 2014 02:09:11pm
Bhopal, May 30 (KNN) The Madhya Pradesh Government is working to develop the job-oriented bamboo sector by way of holding workshops and training sessions for the people engaged in it.
An important forest product, bamboo is highly relevant as a livelihood option for forest-dependent people in India. It contributes towards poverty alleviation and generating subsistence income for the rural poor. Employment generation from bamboo is growing and their processing makes significant contributions to people’s incomes, reports have said.
Out of the 4,43,445 sq km geographical area of Madhya Pradesh, 1,54,506 sq km comprises of forests. Forestry plays a very important role in economy of the state. Bamboo, which is an important forest produce, has high significance in socio economic life of rural MP. It is said to be poor man's timber and put to multifarious uses for various livelihood options.
India holds the second place in the world with 125 species of bamboo belonging to 23 genera, next only to China. Dendrocalamus strictus is the most important species in India. Bamboo area of the country is estimated as 8.96 million hectare and annual production of bamboo is estimated as 32,30,000 tons in the country. While North Eastern states have 28 per cent of the area, Madhya Pradesh has 20.3 per cent.
In Madhya Pradesh there are two main consumers of bamboo, namely, basod and nistari. Basods are the people belonging to community of bamboo craftsmen who are traditionally dependent on bamboo for their livelihood. The nistaris use bamboo for house repair and crop harvesting and other domestic uses. The Government of Madhya Pradesh has a policy to meet their demand for bamboo.
The roadmap of Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission (MPSBM) highlights the need to take up intensive and regular capacity building programs through expert organizations and specialist resource persons for all the stakeholders, including bamboo craftsmen, staff, and private entrepreneurs.
MPSBM has recognized ‘Concerted capacity building for the Bamboo Artisans’ as one of the key thrust areas of interventions for development and promotion of entrepreneurship in bamboo sector. One of the key objectives of MPSBM is to develop a new line of bamboo products by bamboo artisans for national and international markets and to promote and facilitate traditional and non-traditional bamboo based artisans by developing their skills, increasing the supply of quality bamboo and availability of advanced tools and equipment.
MPSBM is interested in conducting a wide range of trainings/workshops programs under major streams pertaining to bamboo sector such as handicrafts, furniture, jewellery, textiles, housing/bridges, prefabricated structures, food and beverage, bio-energy, toys, etc.
For this purpose, it seeks to hire the services of consultants/trainers/ agencies having extensive experience of working in the bamboo sector. Experience of working with the local communities especially the traditional bamboo artisans and participatory approach in developing income generation projects will be an added advantage. (KNN/ES)
An important forest product, bamboo is highly relevant as a livelihood option for forest-dependent people in India. It contributes towards poverty alleviation and generating subsistence income for the rural poor. Employment generation from bamboo is growing and their processing makes significant contributions to people’s incomes, reports have said.
Out of the 4,43,445 sq km geographical area of Madhya Pradesh, 1,54,506 sq km comprises of forests. Forestry plays a very important role in economy of the state. Bamboo, which is an important forest produce, has high significance in socio economic life of rural MP. It is said to be poor man's timber and put to multifarious uses for various livelihood options.
India holds the second place in the world with 125 species of bamboo belonging to 23 genera, next only to China. Dendrocalamus strictus is the most important species in India. Bamboo area of the country is estimated as 8.96 million hectare and annual production of bamboo is estimated as 32,30,000 tons in the country. While North Eastern states have 28 per cent of the area, Madhya Pradesh has 20.3 per cent.
In Madhya Pradesh there are two main consumers of bamboo, namely, basod and nistari. Basods are the people belonging to community of bamboo craftsmen who are traditionally dependent on bamboo for their livelihood. The nistaris use bamboo for house repair and crop harvesting and other domestic uses. The Government of Madhya Pradesh has a policy to meet their demand for bamboo.
The roadmap of Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission (MPSBM) highlights the need to take up intensive and regular capacity building programs through expert organizations and specialist resource persons for all the stakeholders, including bamboo craftsmen, staff, and private entrepreneurs.
MPSBM has recognized ‘Concerted capacity building for the Bamboo Artisans’ as one of the key thrust areas of interventions for development and promotion of entrepreneurship in bamboo sector. One of the key objectives of MPSBM is to develop a new line of bamboo products by bamboo artisans for national and international markets and to promote and facilitate traditional and non-traditional bamboo based artisans by developing their skills, increasing the supply of quality bamboo and availability of advanced tools and equipment.
MPSBM is interested in conducting a wide range of trainings/workshops programs under major streams pertaining to bamboo sector such as handicrafts, furniture, jewellery, textiles, housing/bridges, prefabricated structures, food and beverage, bio-energy, toys, etc.
For this purpose, it seeks to hire the services of consultants/trainers/ agencies having extensive experience of working in the bamboo sector. Experience of working with the local communities especially the traditional bamboo artisans and participatory approach in developing income generation projects will be an added advantage. (KNN/ES)
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