“A 10-year plan can transform India’s bamboo sector and help bridge the gap with China,” market leader, the Foundation for MSME Clusters said. Yet, its contribution to the global bamboo market stands at a modest 3-4%, starkly overshadowed by China’s dominance at 65%,” said Mukesh Gulati, Executive Director, Foundation for MSME Clusters in a note. “This glaring disparity underscores the …
A special pilot project is underway in Bhanderwah valley in Jammu’s Doda district. One such report — titled ‘Rainfall-Induced Slope Failures and Use of Bamboo as a Remedial Measure’, published in Indian Geotechnical Journal in October 2020 — notes how bamboo roots strongly hold the soil. So when the district forest department of Bhanderwah decided to experiment with bamboo cultivation, …
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