Annual Report 2009-2010 - Department of Agriculture & Co-operation

Annual Report 2009-2010
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Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam,
Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim,
Tripura, and West Bengal. Important activities
being supported for increasing productivity and
quality of bamboo under the Mission are:
increasing area under bamboo cultivation,
establishment of nurseries for mass production
of quality planting material of recommended
species, improvement of existing stock, pest and
disease management, post harvest
management, development of human resources
and of marketing facilities. The expected benefits
of the mission include coverage of 1.76 lakh
hectares of virgin area under bamboo plantations
over a period of five years, employment
generation of 50.4 million man days by bamboo
plantation and related activities, and about 9.7
lakh man days in the bamboo nursery sector.
13.28 Objectives:
To promote the growth of the bamboo
sector through an area-based regionallydifferentiated
strategy;
To increase the coverage of area under
bamboo in potential areas with suitable
species to enhance yields;
To promote the marketing of bamboo and
bamboo-based handicrafts;
To establish convergence and synergy
among stakeholders for the development
of bamboo;
To promote, develop and disseminate
technologies through a seamless blend
of traditional wisdom and modern
scientific knowledge;
To generate employment opportunities
for skilled and unskilled persons,
especially unemployed youth.
13.29 Achievements: During the year, 15,007
hectares were covered under bamboo plantation
in forest and non-forest areas. An area of 4,550
hectares of existing stock has been treated for
increasing productivity, while 385 farmers and
100 field functionaries have been trained in
managing bamboo nurseries and plantations,
and four state-level workshops and thirteen
district-level seminars have been organised.
Nagaland, Chhattisgarh, and the Bamboo
Technical Support Group, Guwahati have
participated in the India International Trade Fair,
New Delhi.
13.30 In the North Eastern States, the Mission
has allocated Rs. 4,000 lakh, against which a sum
of Rs. 1,387.36 lakh has already been released.
During the year, these states have covered 7,368
hectares of bamboo plantation in forest and nonforest
areas, and 1,250 hectares of existing stock
have been treated for productivity improvement.
13.31 Highlights
As an innovation, more than 5,000 sq. m
of poly-houses using engineered bamboo
for farmers have been established in
different parts of Meghalaya.
A Model Handicraft Training Centre has
been established at Guwahati, Assam.
A Common Facility Centre (CFC) for
processing of bamboo has been
established at Karbianglong, Assam.
In different parts of Chhattisgarh, 27
Bamboo Craft Training and Processing
centres have been established.
13.32 In the North Eastern states (including
Sikkim), the Mission has allocated Rs. 40 crore,
against which a sum of Rs. 17.76 crore has
already been released. During the year, these
states have raised 4,388 hectare of bamboo
plantations in forest and non-forest areas.
13.33 Technology Mission for Integrated
Development of Horticulture in the North Eastern