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Himachal Bamboo Development Centre (HBDC) |
Himachal Pradesh
is almost wholly mountainous with altitudes ranging from 350meters to
6,975 meters above the mean sea level and is situated in Northern part
of India. It has a deeply dissected topography, complex geological structure
and a rich temperate flora in the sub-tropical latitudes. Himachal Pradesh
is bordered on the north by Jammu and Kashmir State, on the west and southwest
by Punjab state, on the south by Haryana state, on the southeast by Uttar
Pradesh state, and on the east by Tibet (an autonomous region of China).
The population of Himachal Pradesh consists of various hill tribes (Indigenous
communities). Himachal Pradesh is the least urbanized state in India.
Agriculture and handicrafts are the main occupation in villages. The state
has a very high potential for forest based industries. |
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In order to strengthen
the bamboo sector in Himachal Pradesh and create employment opportunities
for rural smallholders in the region, CIBART started its intervention
directly through setting up a Common Facility Centre (CFC) at Bagthan
in Sirmaur District with support from Ministry of Textiles. The CFC is
equipped with bamboo processing machines to be used by the community for
livelihood enhancement. Eventually, it was decided to promote a local
institution to implement various bamboo based programs, and a not-for-profit
company that operates through the community, Himachal Bamboo and Development
Centre (HBDC) was set up by CIBART, where the community will eventually
be the majority shareholder. |
The CFC has the
required tools and machineries, basic infrastructure facilities, and would
act as a one stop facility center and training center for the community
and would provide handholding and support in the areas of continuous design
development and evolution. The CFC is already linked to the local communities
through SHG’s. HBDC is positioned to be a key center with regards
to product innovation and design development and diversification. HBDC
will function as a business incubator for small scale entrepreneurs who
could use its facilities to explore and develop new techniques, technologies,
products etc. at a highly subsidized cost. In order to create linkages
and partnerships for the growth of HBDC and the products produced at CFC
by the communities associated with it, CIBART is partnering with Horticultural
produce Marketing and Processing Corporation Limited (HPMC), A Himachal
Pradesh government undertaking for creating sustainable markets and support
systems. |
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