Bamboo in Orissa: Trade and Livelihood Perspective - Vasundhara

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Annexure-1
Production of forest bamboo in Orissa
Year Industrial bamboo in SU Commercial bamboo in SU
1988-89 (Courtesy: OFDC, Bhubaneswar) 248807.14 12148.24
1989-90 231949.53 7044.54
1990-91 213986.94 5644.21
1991-92 233122.06 4384.54
1992-93 241451.27 3235.32
1993-94 238857.31 2512.01
1994-95 238110.07 1901.71
1995-96 215269.19 2533.86
1996-97 241301.08 4545.21
1997-98 205052.75 2820.44
1998-99 117959.12 1727.81
1999-2000 109047.89 3348.08
2000-01 7436.08 36.52
2001-02 0 0
2002-03 386 125.24
Annexure-2
Average minimum daily wage and mandays generated from bamboo harvesting
Year Minimum daily wage in rupees Employment generated in lakh mandays
1988-89 10.5 49.58
1989-90 10.5 45.4
1990-91 25 41.72
1991-92 25 45.12
1992-93 25 46.49
1993-94 25 45.83
1994-95 25 45.6
1995-96 25 41.38
1996-97 30 46.72
1997-98 30 39.47
1998-99 30 22.74
1999-2000 40 21.42
2000-01 40 1.41
2001-02 45 0
2002-03 50 0.026
2003-04 51.25 0.66
(Note: The mdw was fixed at Rs.10, Rs.11,Rs.25, Rs.30, Rs.40, Rs.50 and Rs.52.50 on 23-
2-87, 10-2-89,1-7-90, 15-8-96,1-5-99,1-1-02 and 1-1-04 respectively)
(Source: OFDC)
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