After it went from being a ‘tree’ to a ‘grass’ and got freed from the over- protective clutches of the forest department, the opportunities with bamboo have been increasing.
The National Bamboo Mission sees in its wider cultivation a trigger for driving up farmers’ incomes. If used for value-added products like furniture, for which there is growing global demand, the hope is that it will lead to the acquiring of skills and provide much needed jobs.
Bamboo’s untapped potential is really quite huge. The agarbatti or incense stick industry, for. . .
