SUSTAINABILITY AND CRAFT

BAMBOO CRAFT AND SUSTAINABILITY

BY
PRIYABRATA DEVI
 BAMBOO IS ONE OF THE FASTEST GROWING PLANT
(CAN GROW 35 INCHES IN A SINGLE DAY)

HAS THE ABILITY TO SURVIVE IN WIDE VARIETY OF CLIMATIC CONDITIONS

PLAYES AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN CARBON CONTROL IN THE ENVIRONMENT

(RELESEASES 30% OXYGEN AND ABSORBES MORE CARBON COMPARED TO OTHER PLANTS)

IMPORTANT NON WOOD FOREST PRODUCT

 INDIA AND SOUTHEAST ASIA IS RICH IN BAMBOO POPULATION IN THE WORLD

136 SPECIES OUT OF 1250 SPECIES ARE FOUND ALONE IN INDIA

90 OUT OF 136 SPECIES ARE FOUND IN THE NORTHEAST OF INDIA

ATLEAST 1500 RECORDED USE

(FURNITURE, CONSTRUCTION,FOOD,PULP AND PAPER INDUSTRY,HANDICRAFTS,UTENSILSCHANNELLING WATER AS A SUBSTITUTE TO PIPES)

GREEN GOLD,POOR MENS TIMBER,FRIENDS OF PEOPLE

BAMBUSA BALCOOA
Bhaluka in Assam
Balku bans in West Bengal
and
Wamnah in Meghalaya.
Found mostly in West Bengal
North east region of India.
Uses- Construction of houses.
Scaffolding and in Ladders.
Dendrocalamus Strictus
Male bamboo or Calcutta
bamboo.
Uses- Construction of musical
instruments, Furniture, Rafts,
Mats, Baskets and Household
utensils
BAMBUSA NUTANS
Mallo, Malla, Mukia and Badia
bansa. It can be commonly found
in North eastern regions, Orissa
and even Bengal.
Uses- House construction and
craft activities and art of
basketry.
BAMBUSA POLYMORPHA
Jama betwa, Narangi bans
and Bari,
Found the North East and   Karnataka.
Uses- It has an edible shoot
which is consumed as a
vegetable. making of
handicrafts, house
construction
DENDROCALAMUS THYRSOSTACHYS
BRANDISII OLIVERI
Found in Manipur and Found in Tripura and is
locally known as kanak
kai. 
Uses- Building furniture,
basketry, handicrafts etc. Uses- manufacturing of
many products like
fishing rods, pole vault
poles and many more.
Edible shoots.
BAMBUSA VULGARIS
Found in the natural forests in
Central India and the North
East. Also known as basini
bans and bakal.  Uses- The culms of the bambusa
Uses- Used in paper-making,
decorative items, handicrafts,
hunting or fishing apparatus,
domestic or personal items,
lightening and fuel.
BAMBUSA MULTIPLEX
The bambusa multiplex is an
evergreen bamboo.
multiplex help in making paper.
The canes are very flexible and
are hence used in mats and
baskets.
BAMBUSA TULDA
Known as the Indian timber
bamboo, the Bengal bamboo. It is
considered to be one of the most
species of bamboo.
Uses- The shoots of the bambusa
tulda are edible but bitter. used in
construction, furniture, mats and
handicrafts among several other
things.
DENDROCALAMUS MELOCANNA BAMBUSOIDES
HAMILTONII North eastern part of the
known as Kako in Assam, country. It is known by many
SCHIZOSTACHYUM DULLOOA
Pecha in West Bengal, Unep names like Mautak, Tarai,
Wadroo and Dullooa in parts
in Manipur, Pao in Sikkim and Muli and Watrai.
of Assam and Meghalaya. 
Phulrua in Mizoram.
Uses- production of paper. It
Uses- The schizostachyum
Uses- Used in construction of is also used in construction of
dullooa is used in the
different materials and also several things and also
production of several things,
consumed as an edible shoot building of houses.
for instance, mats and
baskets. It also used in the
making of small boxes which
can be further used for
various purposes.
BAMBOO PRODUCTS
TRADITIONAL
WAYS

MACHINE MADE
 ECONOMIC

3 PILLERS OF SUSTINABILITY

SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT
 SLOW GROWTH

ECONOMIC LOW WAGES

GST, AN
ADDITIONAL
BURDEN
 8.6 M PEOPLE IN INDIA DEPEND FOR THEIR LIVLIHOOD ON BAMBOO

USD 60B : THE ANNUAL MARKET VALUE OF BAMBOO WORLWIDE

4.5% OF GLOBAL MARKET

$4.4B : THE VALUE OF BAMBOO IN INDIA

ANNUAL TURNOVER FROM BAMBOO PLANTATION IN INDIA IS 9 Cr RUPEES

 LOW PRODUCTIVITY POOR PROMOTION

LACK OF PRODUCT PLANNING INACCESSIBILITY OF FUNDS

ABSENSE OF MARKETING INTELLIGENCE POOR INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF ARTISAN GROUP

PRODUCTION AND INFLUX OF DUPLICATE ITEMS IN THE

LACK OF ABILITY TO PRODUCE IN LARGE SCALE
MARKET

INEDEQUATE SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT AND UNTAPPED MARKET

DISTRIBUTION

POOR PROMOTION IN NATIONAL MARKET LACK OF DESIGN INPUTS

LACK OF TECHNOLOGY UPGRADATION LACK OF PUBLICITY IN PRODUCT

GST
 CREATING MARKET PLATFORM

PROMOTING PARTNERSHIP AND COLLABORATION WITH PRIVATE SECTOR

PROMOTION OF INDIAN TOURISM TO ATTRACT THE FOREIGN CUSTOMERS

GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE
 EMPLOYMENT

LIVELIHOOD
SOCIETY
DISAPPEARING OF
TRADITIONAL CRAFT
FORMS
 LACK OF R&D IN HANDICRAFT SECTOR LACK OF R&D IN ENTREPRENEURIAL SECTOR

LACK OF PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO THE OUTER WORLD GAP BETWEEN ARTISANS AND DESIGNERS

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGN,COLOUR AND

LACK OF AWARNESS OF NEW TECHNIQUES
FUNCTIONALITY

LACK OF AWARNESS BETWEEN CRAFTSMAN UNCONDITIONAL WORKING CONDITIONS

INSUFFICIENT TRAINING CENTERS TO DEVELOP SKILLED

CRAFTSMAN
 CREATING AWARNESS AMONG ARTISANS AND CUSTOMERS

ARTISANS TO BE LOOKED AS CREATIVE ONES NOT AS SKILLED LABOURS

DESIGNERS ENGAGING WITH LOCAL COMMUNITIES

DESIGN INTERVENE

IMPROVING THE LIVELIHOOD OF THE ARTISANS

PROMOTION OF CULTURAL HERITAGE AND TRADITION

PROPER TRAINING TO THE ARTISANS

 SYNTHETIC
FINISHES USED
ON THE
PRODUCTS
ENVIRONMENT
OVER
EXPLOITATION
 BIODEGRADEABLE PROPERTY OF BAMBOO

ECOLOGICAL IMBALANCE

EXPLOITATION OVERCULTIVATION
 USING OF NATURAL FINISHES
BEE WAX, TUNG OIL, BIODEGRADEABLE FINISH
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