Exploring Bamboo Innovation in the North East to strengthen value chain through science and sustainability
Industree Foundation team visited the ICFRE - Rain Forest Research Institute (RFRI), Jorhat, to explore collaborative opportunities for expanding bamboo initiatives in the North East.
The discussions focused on practical, field-linked areas critical to scaling bamboo-based livelihoods, resource availability in the NE, value addition and composites, nursery technology and propagation, and carbon and biomass profiling of commercial bamboo species.
The engagement was led by Neju George Abraham and Remya Devan, who interacted with Dr.Nitin Kulkarni, Director, RFRI, along with experts R. K. Kalita, Dhruba Jyoti Das, Satyam Bordoloi, D. K. Meena, and Sandeep Yadav.
For Industree, this work is central to building resilient livelihoods for women under the [Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana - National Rural Livelihoods Mission (DAY - NRLM)Bamboo Subsector Initiative, while ensuring that enterprise-led demand for bamboo is aligned with responsible forestry practices and long-term ecological management. Industree is already working in two northeastern states, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh, and the collaboration with RFRI will further strengthen these efforts while enabling expansion into additional states.
