{"id":14118,"date":"2021-02-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-26T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/current_affairs\/uncategorized\/26-02-2021\/national-bamboo-mission\/"},"modified":"2021-02-26T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T00:00:00","slug":"national-bamboo-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/26-02-2021\/national-bamboo-mission","title":{"rendered":"National Bamboo Mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>In News:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare addressed the inaugural session of <strong>\u2018National Consultation on Opportunities and Challenges for Bamboo in India<\/strong>\u2019.<\/p>\n<p><strong>About <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The 2-day long Manthan on Bamboo sector is jointly organized by National Bamboo Mission, NITI Aayog and \u2018Invest India\u2019.<\/li>\n<li>The emphasized was on the formation of FPOs to encourage small and marginal farmers for taking up bamboo plantation as it will ensure hand-holding of the groups for providing correct procedures for raising nurseries and plantations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>About Bamboo <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Bamboo is a<strong> versatile group of plants<\/strong> that is <strong>capable of providing ecological, economic<\/strong> and<strong> livelihood security to the people. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It can be used in 1,500 different ways including food, a substitute for wood, building and construction material, for handicrafts and paper. Around 80 percent of bamboo forests lie in Asia with India, China and Myanmar.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In India<\/strong>, It has remained confined to the forests<strong> (12.8% of forest cover<\/strong>)two-third of the growing stock located in the North-Eastern States.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Benefits<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The importance of the crop as a <strong>source of raw material for industrial<\/strong> and<strong> domestic <\/strong>use with its<strong> growing demand all over the country <\/strong>necessitated its <strong>cultivation in farmlands as well.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>It can be a <strong>key crop to double farmers\u2019 income<\/strong>,<strong> increase employment opportunities and improve the livelihood of the people<\/strong>, especially in the<strong> NorthEast region. <\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Biochar produced by <strong>anaerobic combustion <\/strong>of <strong>bamboo<\/strong> has a tremendous beneficial <strong>effect on soil health by increasing organic carbon. <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Bamboo has tremendous untapped potential for transforming <strong>India\u2019s rural economy<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>National Bamboo Mission<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>It <\/strong>is <strong>being implemented as a sub-scheme of Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture (MIDH)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Department of Agriculture &#038;<\/strong> Cooperation (DAC), Ministry of Agriculture &#038; Farmers Welfare is the nodal agency for its implementation\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>It is <strong>100% Centrally Sponsored Scheme<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>The Mission envisages <strong>promoting holistic growth of the bamboo<\/strong> sector by adopting the <strong>area-based, regionally differentiated strategy<\/strong> and to increase the area under <strong>bamboo cultivation and marketing<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Under the Mission, steps have been taken to increase the <strong>availability of quality planting <\/strong>material by s<strong>upporting the setting up of new nurseries<\/strong> and strengthening existing ones.<\/li>\n<li>The National Bamboo Mission has set up <strong>79 bamboo markets<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>States\/ districts covered<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Mission will focus on the development of bamboo in limited States where it has the social, commercial and economical advantage, particularly in the North-Eastern region and States including Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Objectives<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>To promote the <strong>growth of the bamboo sector through an area based regionally differentiated strategy.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To increase the c<strong>overage of areas under bamboo<\/strong> in potential areas, with improved <strong>varieties to enhance yields<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>To promote marketing of <strong>bamboo and bamboo-based handicrafts.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To establish <strong>convergence and synergy<\/strong> among stakeholders for the development of bamboo.<\/li>\n<li>To promote, develop and<strong> disseminate technologies<\/strong> through a seamless blend of <strong>traditional wisdom and modern scientific knowledge.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>To generate employment opportunities for skilled and unskilled persons, especially unemployed youths.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pib.gov.in\/PressReleseDetailm.aspx?PRID=1700911\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source: PIB<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In News: Union Minister for Agriculture and Farmers Welfare addressed the inaugural session of \u2018National Consultation on Opportunities and Challenges for Bamboo in India\u2019. About The 2-day long Manthan on Bamboo sector is jointly organized by National Bamboo Mission, NITI Aayog and \u2018Invest India\u2019. 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