Main Objectives |
| • |
Increasing
the livelihood opportunities and socio-economic development in the
project areas through community based industrial approach. |
| • |
Environmental
protection and sustainable utilization of bamboo and rattan resources
by the community. |
CIBART’s
Main Activities: |
CIBART
adopts a comprehensive approach, covering all aspects of bamboo from
raw material to standard product, policy and market development. Within
a community-oriented institutional framework, its activities encompass
the following: |
• |
Increasing
the resource base |
• |
Commoditization
of bamboo |
• |
Setting of
small and medium scale enterprises including special bamboo processing
zones |
• |
Development
of an institutional framework to backstop the development of bamboo |
• |
Policy, technical
and market support for shifting usage from wood to bamboo in existing
and new application areas |
• |
Usage of
bamboo for environmental improvement and protection |
Activities of CIBART
include: |
| 1. |
Institutional
development, policy analysis and market analysis |
| 2. |
Identification,
planning, and implementation of bamboo and rattan based livelihood
development or poverty alleviation projects. |
| 3. |
Support and
coordination of core programs in scientific research and technology
generation, and sustainable development programs providing bamboo
and rattan solutions for people and the environment. |
| 4. |
Development
of bamboo based industrial economy in rural areas - setting up bamboo
corrugated roofing sheet enterprises, active carbon enterprises, ply
wood, incense sticks enterprises, gassifier for electricity generation,
infrastructure development, etc. |
| 5. |
Economic
modeling of the GIS data through collection of remote sensing data
and conversion of relevant spatial information to digital format,
incorporation of data on socio economic development, and utilization
of the database for project activities, monitoring and evaluation |
| 6. |
Assist and
coordinate activities of organizations and institutions on bamboo
and cane based product development and utilization |
| 7. |
Provides
consultancy and turn-key services |
| 8. |
Training
in the area of bamboo and rattan related propagation, cultivation,
product development, enterprise development |
| 9. |
Awareness
raising through traveling exhibitions, publication of technical report,
books, news letters, videos, development of training materials |
| 10. |
Development
of the bamboo primary processing machinery like the manual(hand-operated)
cross-cutting machinery with the provisions for electric motor, radial
splitting tool – rail mounted, knot remover and four sided planer
machinery, slivering and slate making machinery to suit the bamboo
species available in the project areas. |
