Kerala State Bamboo Mission
The State Bamboo Mission was constituted in November 2003 with the broad aim of marshalling the scattered resources of the State and adopting a focused approach to revitalize the bamboo sector thereby promoting value addition, enhancing income generation and alleviating poverty.
More specifically, the Mission will concentrate on activities aimed at: -
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Promoting cultivation of bamboo and cane |
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Promoting upgradation of skills of craftsmen and artisans through training |
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Promoting development of new products and innovative designs and usages |
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Promoting research in the bamboo sector to bring in new technologies, higher levels of mechanization and better value realization |
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Tapping the IT strengths of the State for creating a network/linkages of service providers, experts, research institutions, commercial operators and Government bodies to provide access to information, markets and technologies for the benefit of bamboo cultivators and artisans. |
By these the Mission intends to secure the foundations of a sustainable bamboo based economy providing livelihood and economic security to artisans, craftsmen, planters and industrial workers through a broad-based association linking Government, NGOs, SHGs, and Local bodies. The Mission understands the importance of roping in people’s participation to make the activities bear fruit. All its activities would be anchored by the three cardinal principles of “People”, “Employment” and “Income Generation”. Hence the constitution of the Mission comprises officials from the entire gamut of the bamboo sector in the State including industries, forests, local self-government, rural development, agriculture, research establishment, NGOs and the State Planning Board. The State Bamboo Mission has already embarked on study to establish the baseline data pertaining to bamboo/cane in the State and to prepare an Action Plan for the next 3 years. It is with the major thrust areas in mind that the State Bamboo Mission devised a few interventions to propel the activities taken up in the medium-term. |
