WBC-VIII-Vol.4 – Resources – Forestry, Plantations and ... - BambuSC

DO
(Agriculture)
Chairman (Agriculture)
Member Secretary (Horticulture)
DO
(Soil Conservation)
DO
(Environment &
Forest)
Figure 1. Bamboo Development Agency at Aizawl District
Source: Hearing Survey
Notes: “Do” is the abbreviation of District Officer.
General Manager (Industry)
DO
(Local
Administration)
DO
(Fishery)
There is no intention to change the bamboo species on NBM. However, introduction of improved varieties of
bamboos from outside will be given more importance due to the short term economic benefit. But many bamboo
area has been allotted for practice of shifting cultivation (Jhumming) every year. Allocation of land for
“Jhumming” is mainly done by village council which is directly controlled by Local Administration
Department. Moreover, bamboo flowering is the good opportunity for changing the bamboo species. In fact, part
of bamboo area converted to agricultural land by local farmers and the recover of bamboo depends on the timing
of farming according to the ecological research. At the same time, the new Government of Mizoram is trying to
change the present practice of “Jhumming” by adopting “New Land Use Policy” by providing alternative
occupations for cultivators (Das, 2004). The operation of district level NBM should be attracted more
considerable attention for economic development.
Conclusions and future problems
This paper reviewed the bamboo resource, use, and policy in India and Mizoram. It was estimated that the
bamboo resource was rich in Mizoram and used the growing stocks for some products. Bamboo policies already
implemented and invested a large amount of fund from Central Government. But there are three problems to
resolve in the near future for providing the benefit from bamboo.
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