DoNER minister emphasises giving thrust to bamboo cultivation in NE

Assam Economy

Union minister for DoNER inaugurated the Cane and Bamboo Technology Park-cum-Office Premises of Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC) at Burnihat.
There are many unexplored potentials in the Northeast and one of them is bamboo cultivation, as 50 per cent of the produce of the country comes from this region.
Northeast may be the biggest storehouse of bamboo but its market extends all over India.
Youth of the region to utilize home grown bamboo to produce different commodities, which will help them earn livelihoods from home.
The North Eastern Council (NEC) and other organisations under the DoNER ministry would always help them to facilitate their marketing beyond the region.
Bamboo is one of the focussed areas of NEC since last year and plans are being prepared for upgradation and strengthening of the CBTC.
The Bamboo Technology park has been developed to deal exclusively with bamboo and cane, catering to the needs of the industries, entrepreneurs, designers, crafts persons, rural people, teachers, policy makers, technicians and technologists.
The centre will identify and transfer appropriate manufacturing techniques, provide technical assistance, along with specific services such as laboratory testing and quality assurance. The CBTC has trained more than 5400 artisans, students, farmers and entrepreneurs of the region as well as foreign countries in Cane and Bamboo Technology.