Specialized Interventions in Bamboo

Creating Value Added Products through Bamboo, Bamboo plantations in wasteland, Livelihood Interventions in Rural areas, Capacity Building Initiatives in Common Facility Centers in Tribal areas. It is partnered with AP Forest Dept., TIFAC National Mission on Bamboo Application, IIT Delhi & Ministry of Rural development, Govt. of India.

APTDC promoting Livelihood and Business Oppurtunities through Bamboo

APTDC is working for promoting various applications of bamboo. For - proper utilization of the resource. promoting micro enterprises, promoting & linking of village level pre-processing units industry to large scale industries and support the overall system for its sustainable operations.

Background

APTDC started working in the area of bamboo in year 2002. Towards sensitising various agencies & entrepreneurs, APTDC organized a seminar cum exhibition “Business Opportunities in Bamboo Sector” in Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh - duly involving Andhra Pradesh Forest Department , TIFAC (part of Department of Science & Technology, Govt. of India), Visakhapatnam plywood manufactures association & other National and State level expert agencies and entrepreneurs.

During year 2005-‘05, APTDC extended its expert services to National Mission on Bamboo Applications (NMBA, Govt. of India), in quantifying the bamboo resources of Andhra Pradesh, States policy frame work, various machinery manufacturers, technology providers & efforts etc., and became one of the working partner of NMBA.

As a an extension of this assignment, APTDC in association with an activated carbon manufacturing industry, carried out experiments for charring of bamboo (as per the drum charring unit design of Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai), generated activated carbon and case study as presented in World Bamboo Congress, New Delhi, in Feb.'04 . Also, CII – APTDC has extended its industry networking support to NMBA in identifying industry partners, for promoting managed Bamboo plantations, utiliastion of bamboo for thermal applications thru gasification, incense sticks etc.,

APTDC continued its interactions with Andhra Pradesh Forest Department on various happenings across the globe and on 15 th Sept.'04, APTDC bagged a world bank supported assignment from A P Forest Department, under its Andhra Pradesh Community Forest Management (APCFM) Project, for extending consulting services for demonstrating various opportunities in bamboo for creation of sustainable livelihood thru sustainable usage of bamboo resources of the state.

Under this APFD – APCFM – APTDC assignment, efforts are on to create primary processing facilities to process and supply bamboo as per the need ofthe buyers.

Line of Effort & status of the joint effort of APTDC & A P Forest Department, : 

Incence Sticks

So far, over 1500 sustainable livelihoods are created, in Bellampally, Khagaznagar, Manchiriyal divisions in Adilabad & East Godavari District.

Furniture

Around 50 young employable youth were trained in Kakinada Division of East Godavari District.

Construction

Executed - a pproximately 600 sq.ft constructions at Yeleswaram in Kakinada Division & 2000 sq.ft construction in Khagaznagar division.

Utility Products

Around 50 members were trained in Jannaram, Khagaznagar division, Adilabad District.

Handloom Products

Samples were developed by Weavers Service Society (Ministry of Textiles), Hyderabad and sticks were given to handloom weavers of Warangal , to develop products, confidence & markets for both - sticks making & weaving.

Match splints

Technology has been demonstrated in Sivakasi, drawing the support of Indian Plywood Industries Research & Training Institute, Bangalore . Trying with different bamboo species & efforts are on to achieve commercial success.