Dimapur, June 4 (MExN): CII in collaboration with the Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency and Nagamart will host a Webinar on ‘Livelihood through Bamboo Plantation’ on June 5.
The key objective of this Webinar will be to create platform for all stakeholders to come together and discuss a concrete and actionable agenda – to increase the area under Bamboo plantation in non forest Government and private lands; to promote predominantly in farmers’ fields, homesteads, community lands, arable wastelands and along irrigation canals, water bodies, etc. towards supplementing farm income and streamlining the activities of Bamboo sectors and create an eco system to revive the economy.
Alemtemshi Jamir, IAS, Rtd Chief Secretary and CEO, Investment and Development Authority of Nagaland (IDAN) Government of Nagaland will grace the webinar as chief guest. Resource persons are - Kamesh Salam, Founder & ED, South Asia Bamboo Foundation, Guwahati & Consultant, NBDA, Imtirenla Jamir, NCS, State Mission Director, Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA).
Sandeep Theng, Member, Executive Committee, National Bamboo Mission, and Director, Indian Federation of Green Energy, Noida, Pritam Shinde, Managing Director, Maha Agroforestry & Climate Care Solutions Thane, Maharashtra, Poonkodi R, Production manager, Reva Flora Culture, Coimbatore, TN, Prof. LB Singha, Department of Life Sciences (Botany) Manipur University, Imphal and Former Consultant, NBDA, Dr Barathi, Bamboo Scientist and Founder Director, Growmore Biotech Pvt Ltd, Hosur, TN.
A press note issued by C. Merenla, Chairperson, CII Nagaland State Council & MD, Finewindows Company informed that Government officials, Bamboo growers, entrepreneurs and traders on bamboo products and all the interested entrepreneurs in the state may join the webinar. For further details contact: chuba.ozukum@cii.in - 9436001046
Nagaland with 89% of its total geographical area under the ownership of private individuals and communities offers a unique scope for raising bamboo plantation. As Nagaland has only 6% forest managed by the Forest Department, plantation is promoted on individual landholdings as well as community lands.
Bamboo is found extensively all over Nagaland which occurs as a predominant plant in portions of the districts of Dimapur, Peren, Mon and Mokokchung; while, it is readily found mixed with other forest species in all other districts of the state. So far 52 species have been identified in Nagaland. With the announcement of the Nagaland state Bamboo Policy on March 15, 2004 in the state, along with the establishment of the Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) Nagaland is the first state in the North-East to adopt a concrete policy on harnessing bamboo resources.
