Share Your Innovations and Experiences in the Bamboo Value Chain

बाँस तभी फूलता है जब सूखे के कारण खेती मारी जाती है और दुर्भिक्ष पड़ता है। शुष्क एवं गरम हवा के कारण पत्तियों के स्थान पर कलियाँ खिलती हैं। फूल खिलने पर पत्तियाँ झड़ जाती हैं। बहुत से बाँस एक वर्ष में फूलते हैं। ऐसे कुछ बाँस नीलगिरि की पहाड़ियों पर मिलते हैं। भारत में अधिकांश बाँस सामुहिक तथा सामयिक रूप से फूलते हैं। इसके बाद ही बाँस का जीवन समाप्त हो जाता है। 

Poor access to clean water and sanitation contributed to many deaths mainly because of illnesses that are caused by contaminated water. Therefor clean drinking water is an essential product in the human body. Lack of clean water and proper sanitation services have adverse effects on public health across the globe

National Bamboo Mission’ invites farmers, entrepreneurs, researchers, bamboo-based industry to send in their experiences, innovations, and good practices adopted for increased productivity, strengthen supply of raw material to industry, products in sync with contemporary markets, REPLACE SINGLE USE PLASTICS, new age construction, and other sunrise uses.

With this background and number of progressive measures including the amendment of the Indian Forest Act to remove bamboo outside forests from the definition of 'trees', the restructured National Bamboo Mission (NBM) was launched in 2018-19 for the development of complete value chain of bamboo sector linking growers (farmers) with industry starting from raising quality planting material, plantation, creation of facilities for collection, aggregation, processing, micro, small & medium enterprises

Bamboo has been the lifeline of rural India since time immemorial. With the passage of time and development of technologies leading to new usage, the 'green gold' has turned into a potential game changer for rural economy - for the farmer and industry equally.

Pruning is the cutting and removal of culms, branches or leaves of the bamboo.

Bamboo is a highly sustainable plant

bamboo is stronger than steel in regards to the tensile strength.

Bamboo is expensive mostly because it's difficult to propagate and it is a slow grower

bamboo is a symbol of strength, flexibility, and health.