WBC-VIII-Vol.4 – Resources – Forestry, Plantations and ... - BambuSC
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Table 3. Division-wise bamboo resources <strong>and</strong> annual yield<br />
Name of Forest<br />
Division<br />
Aizawl<br />
Champhai<br />
Darlawn<br />
Kawrthah<br />
Kolasib<br />
Mamit<br />
N. Vanlaiphai<br />
Thenzawl<br />
Growing Stock<br />
(1,000 tons)<br />
1,515<br />
805<br />
2,063<br />
1,262<br />
2,826<br />
2,711<br />
1,266<br />
3,821<br />
Distribution<br />
of Culms<br />
(Millions)<br />
375<br />
199<br />
516<br />
316<br />
706<br />
678<br />
316<br />
955<br />
Annual Yield<br />
(1,000 tons)<br />
333<br />
177<br />
454<br />
278<br />
622<br />
597<br />
279<br />
841<br />
Annual Yield by<br />
Bamboo area<br />
(tons/hectare)<br />
4.2<br />
3.8<br />
5.2<br />
5.4<br />
6.4<br />
6.7<br />
5.6<br />
5.9<br />
Northern 16,269 4,061 3,580 5.6<br />
Chhimtuipui<br />
Lunglei<br />
Tibung<br />
3,639<br />
3,034<br />
2,318<br />
774<br />
644<br />
438<br />
910<br />
759<br />
579<br />
14.5<br />
16.8<br />
17.6<br />
Southern 8,991 1,856 2,248 15.9<br />
Total 25,260 5,917 5,828 7.5<br />
Source: Department of Environment & Forests (2002, 2003)<br />
Bamboo Policy<br />
In India, recently the potential of bamboo for developing it as one of the sunrise industries resulted in launching<br />
of bamboo development program by the Prime Minister in 1999 with a view to focus on the development of<br />
bamboo sector (Kerala Bamboo Mission, 2009). National Mission on Bamboo Application (NMBA) under<br />
Technology, Information, Forecasting <strong>and</strong> Assessment Council (TIFAC), Department of Science <strong>and</strong><br />
Technology was established in 2002 to focus on the commercialization of value added applications in the<br />
bamboo sector. The National Bamboo Mission (NBM) is fully centrally Sponsored Scheme under the<br />
Department of Agriculture & Cooperation, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India (National Bamboo<br />
Mission, 2009).<br />
Based on the activities to be carried out under the provisions of the NBM <strong>and</strong> depending on the continuance of<br />
the NBM beyond the X Plan period, after the detailed peer review to be carried out towards the end of 2007, the<br />
following targets are sought to be achieved. India has adopted plan economy since the independent <strong>and</strong> settled<br />
the five year’s finance of governmental sector. Total plantation area in two Plan periods amounts only 3% of<br />
bamboo area in India (Table 4). But this scheme will try to prepare for the opportunity from creation of<br />
resource, processing, <strong>and</strong> purchase of production. Though Xth Plan already finished in the fiscal year 2007,<br />
there is no information about the results of this scheme yet on website (National Bamboo Mission, 2009).<br />
<strong>VIII</strong> World Bamboo Congress Proceedings Vol 4-85
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