PROMISING BAMBOO SHOOTS
a. Bamboo Shoots as vegetable:-
Bamboo shoots; this is plenty in the
market. Bamboo shoots are available during the month of May to July in every
year. This is because bamboo shoots season coincides with the monsoon (even
starts with the pre-monsoon rain).
It is plenty because; it has a good market as a vegetable item like any other vegetable crops.
It is plenty because; it has a good market as a vegetable item like any other vegetable crops.
Decades ago, bamboo shoot was found
exclusively in the menu of tribal people of the state however, this has changed
now. That is to say that earlier it was mostly concentrated within certain
section of population of the state.
But, in last one and half decades have seen rapid changes in terms of taste of the people so is demand. It is rapidly becoming acceptable by almost all people of the state.
But, in last one and half decades have seen rapid changes in terms of taste of the people so is demand. It is rapidly becoming acceptable by almost all people of the state.
b. Remunerative price for Bamboo shoots:-
This acceptance has led to the market
demands and demands led to the remunerative price of the bamboo shoots. In
early season; bamboo shoots fetches highest price in the range of the sixty to
seventy rupees per kilogram and same is the trends in the later part of the
season that is in the month of August and September.
In the peak extraction season or
time bamboo shoots which usually happens in the month of June and July prices
stabilizes to the twenty to thirty rupees per kilogram of the bamboo shoots.
This demands for bamboo shoots and
remunerative price has led to the over exploitation of the limited resource.
Poor people or forest dwellers in the run up for good returns have frequently
extracted the bamboo shoots for marketing in the nearest markets.
DECLINE OF BAMBOO RESOURCES
a. Bamboo shoots preference affected negatively:-
This sudden spur of demands due to
change of taste has ultimately caused a negative influence in the growth of the
bamboo resources of the state.
It is learnt that huge fund has been spent in the state for improving the cane and bamboo resources through their cultivation under different schemes.
It is learnt that huge fund has been spent in the state for improving the cane and bamboo resources through their cultivation under different schemes.
But in terms of resource creation,
it has not been up to the mark. Some blames that all these are due to the
destruction of bamboo at the initial stage of formation or growth in the form
of extraction of bamboo shoots.
Looking into the huge quantities of Bamboo shoots at the market, it is well assumed that thousands of Bamboo is perished in the process of collection of bamboo shoot for vegetable purpose in the state.
Looking into the huge quantities of Bamboo shoots at the market, it is well assumed that thousands of Bamboo is perished in the process of collection of bamboo shoot for vegetable purpose in the state.
b. Restriction mechanism to safeguard Bamboo shoots:-
Many assume that it is primarily due
to unscrupulous extraction of bamboo shoots that bamboo resources conservation
and preservation is taking time. Even though there’s reported to be certain
restriction for selling of bamboo shoot by the concerned department of the
state but fact of the matter is; it is still sold openly in the rural and urban
areas of the state.
It is of course, not known whether
people especially those who are involved in extraction of bamboo shoots were
aware about the prohibition of selling of bamboo shoot by the Forest department
or not.
But looking to the availability of the bamboo shoots in all markets of the state, it seems that there is nothing like restriction on extraction and sale of the bamboo shoots in the state.
But looking to the availability of the bamboo shoots in all markets of the state, it seems that there is nothing like restriction on extraction and sale of the bamboo shoots in the state.
c. Other factors that influenced on Bamboo resources
But there are several other bamboo
based activities people take with the available bamboo resources of the state.
There was the golden time for the state because of her rich artistic bamboo
based products and Tripura was once considered a state of bamboo crafts.
As a tradition, there are still people relying on the bamboo based cottage industry through making of hand crafted bamboo items. Government estimates, more than lakhs of people are still depending on the cane and bamboo for their livelihood.
As a tradition, there are still people relying on the bamboo based cottage industry through making of hand crafted bamboo items. Government estimates, more than lakhs of people are still depending on the cane and bamboo for their livelihood.
Bamboo as a matter of fact has been
used in several items like bamboo fence making, bamboo incense stick making and
many other items to name here.
Some people rely on selling of matured bamboo, some rely on the finished products and some extract the bamboo shoots at the initiation stage.
Some people rely on selling of matured bamboo, some rely on the finished products and some extract the bamboo shoots at the initiation stage.
There is also rampant clearing of
jungle so is bamboo for establishing other orchard or plantation crops. These
are also affecting the over all bamboo stock or resources of the state.
d. Schemes to improve the situation:-
There are many schemes to revive the
Bamboo resources in the state that has been implemented in the state. There are
Forest department, Bamboo mission, JICA and
agriculture department that have been looking after the bamboo resource
creation but despite all out efforts result/outcome is not so visible.
Some people points that it is due to the failure of the control mechanism that Bamboo is floundering in the state
Some people points that it is due to the failure of the control mechanism that Bamboo is floundering in the state
Awareness campaigns are said to be
conducted in the local level for creating awareness amongst all stakeholder for
effective utilization of the bamboo resource however, looking to the abundant
Bamboo shoots in every markets, frequent campaign, teaching and imposing certain restriction become imminent for checking the unscrupulous extraction of bamboo shoots and also the matured bamboos.
Bamboo shoots in every markets, frequent campaign, teaching and imposing certain restriction become imminent for checking the unscrupulous extraction of bamboo shoots and also the matured bamboos.
Bamboos as Natural Balancer:-
As a forest species and component of
forest ecology, bamboo maintains good and harmonious forest environment so is
suitable climate in the particular place. That is to say that, bamboo species
plays an important role in maintaining good environment.
Therefore, to preserve this useful
forest resource, every stakeholder should act according to the established
guidelines of the government thereby ensuring the proper growth of bamboo
resources in the state.
State Government is pursuing to increase the Bamboo resource by helping the people financially for bamboo plantation/cultivation, people should also come forward and help in the process for reviving this use forest resource of the state.
State Government is pursuing to increase the Bamboo resource by helping the people financially for bamboo plantation/cultivation, people should also come forward and help in the process for reviving this use forest resource of the state.
Tripura due to her soil &
climatic condition is fortunate to have huge numbers of bamboo species and many
species have been identified and promoted for cultivation in different areas.
All these efforts are being planned and designed to help the people and help them to come over from the poverty but recent trends of people is seeming to over utilize the bamboo shoot or bamboo resources which should be stopped otherwise, the very agenda will remains as un-fulfilled agenda.
All these efforts are being planned and designed to help the people and help them to come over from the poverty but recent trends of people is seeming to over utilize the bamboo shoot or bamboo resources which should be stopped otherwise, the very agenda will remains as un-fulfilled agenda.
OPPORTUNITIES AHEAD:-
Bamboo at the
crucial juncture of dwindling farm income has bright future on consideration
that it has multiple demands as mentioned below:-
- Bamboo shoots as vegetable,
- Bamboo for handicraft items,
- Bamboo for incense stick making,
- Bamboo for bamboo fencing and other domestic uses and
- Bamboo for other industrial products
In Tripura, bamboo based value
addition has been set and to be operational very shortly which would require
huge raw materials for meeting the plant. That means there is a good prospect
for bamboo in terms of demands and price.
Now the best advice would be to try
this hardy and easy to maintain species in large scale for realizing the future
demands and economic returns.
Agritangjkol
dated 24.07.2012
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