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Bamboo is an important resource in Tripura, comprising 23% of the state's geographic area. Muli bamboo makes up 80% of bamboo resources in the state. Bamboo cultivation and use generates around 6.1 million days of employment annually. 21 bamboo species are found in Tripura, with Muli being the most common. Bamboo can be propagated through various vegetative methods. Over 50828 hectares of bamboo plantations have been established. The state produces over 4965 thousand tonnes of bamboo annually. Training programs have been implemented to promote bamboo product value addition and industries.

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Bamboo

Bamboo is an important resource in Tripura, comprising 23% of the state's geographic area. Muli bamboo makes up 80% of bamboo resources in the state. Bamboo cultivation and use generates around 6.1 million days of employment annually. 21 bamboo species are found in Tripura, with Muli being the most common. Bamboo can be propagated through various vegetative methods. Over 50828 hectares of bamboo plantations have been established. The state produces over 4965 thousand tonnes of bamboo annually. Training programs have been implemented to promote bamboo product value addition and industries.

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BAMBOO CULTIVATION IN TRIPURA

Background:

Bamboos are popularly known as green gold & poorman’s timber and can generally adapt to
wide range of climatic and edaphic conditions. The North Eastern state represents 28% of the
countries bamboo stock and Tripura has 2397 sq. Km of bamboo forests forming about 23%
geographical area of the state.

Muli bamboo comprises about 80% of the bamboo resources and this is the only single stand-
bamboo (non-clump forming) most widely used species in the state.

Details of Initiatives
Bamboo is the most important non timber forest produce used extensively by tribal and rural
people of Tripura and plays an important role in employment generation and socio-economic
upliftment in rural sector. It is estimated that around 6.1 million mandays is generated per
year by way of harvesting and utilisation of bamboo in different forms

Bamboo species available in Tripura:


21 species of bamboos are found in Tripura. Most common bamboos are;

 Muli (Melocanna baccifera),


 Barak (Bambusa balcooa),
 Bari (Bambusa polymorpha),
 Mritinga (Bambusa tulda),
 Paora (Bambusa teres),
 Rupai (Dendrocalamus longispathus),
 Dolu (Neohuzeaua dullooa),
 Makal (Bambusa pallida),
 Pecha (Dendrocalamus hamiltonii),
 Kanak kaich (Bambusa affinis),
 Jai (Bambusa spp.)
Cultivation of Bamboo

Bamboo can be vegetatively propagated through rhizome planting, branch cutting, culm
cutting and even through tissue culture. Bamboo flowers after long intervals and hence
availability of bamboo seed is less. As after flowering culm dies so seed collection and
cultivation of bamboo through seeds is recommended in course of bamboo flowering.

Achievements of the Initiatives


 Bamboo plantation raised by Forest Department

A total of 50828 ha plantation has been raised so far including 3147 ha in private land
through different Schemes of National Afforestation Project, JICA, IGDC, Tripura Bamboo
Mission, Rural Development, ADC and National bamboo Mission schemes etc.

 Productivity of bamboo:
As per FSI report the productivity of bamboo in the state:

Estimated number of bamboo clums and equivalent green weight


Number of clums (in millions) Equivalent green weight (in 000 tonnes)

830 4965

 Value addition in bamboo sector:

The Forest Department with JICA, IGDC, Tripura Bamboo Mission has taken up massive
training programmes for the rural artisans in value addition of bamboo through community
capacity building in elevating bamboo products as bamboo sub-sector industrial avenues for
the state of Tripura.

Agarbatti
Local name Handicrafts Mats Furniture Other Uses
stick
Fishing rods,
Kanakaich √ √
javelins
Barak √ Scaffolding
Bom √ √ √
Mal/ Makhla √ √
Paura √ √ √
Edible shoots;
Mirtinga √ √ √
paper mills
Fencing, shoots,
Bari/ Jai √ √
paper
Rupai √ √ √ √ Paper
Paper; edible
Lathi Baans √ √
shoots
Utility items,
Muli √ √ √
shoots, paper
Dolu √ √ Handicrafts

Future Programme
Initiatives taken towards high density bamboo plantation to meet the present day market
demand and efforts are being taken to use of technology in value addition activities to suit the
National and International standards.

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Agarbati stick making

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