Bamboo specialists agreed that the commissioning of India’s first bamboo-based bioethanol plant in japanese Assam’s Numaligarh by Prime Minister Narendra Modi might increase the area’s bamboo financial system. Representational picture. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto

Policymakers, trade leaders, entrepreneurs, and innovators converged for a conclave in Guwahati on Thursday (September 18, 2025) to set an agenda for a sustainable bamboo financial system.

The focus of this agenda is on integrating conventional data with trendy know-how, leveraging market-driven approaches, and fostering inclusive progress to “construct a resilient and globally aggressive bamboo sector” that may contribute to sustainable growth and financial prosperity.

Experts on the Northeast Bamboo Conclave mentioned the area comprising eight States is essential for the National Bamboo Mission (NBM) to succeed. The northeast and a contiguous a part of West Bengal account for greater than 50% of the bamboo sources in India.

“Bamboo holds immense potential for inexperienced progress and livelihood missions within the northeast. As we align with the NBM, our focus is on fostering partnerships, driving investments, and selling improvements that may make bamboo a cornerstone of India’s bio-economy,” M.C. Omi Ningshen, the Managing Director of North East Cane and Bamboo Development Council, said.

“Achieving this imaginative and prescient would require a concerted and collaborative effort. While authorities assist and coverage push will act as a catalyst, the energetic participation of the non-public sector and public sector undertakings will likely be essential in unlocking investments, bringing in superior applied sciences, and creating scalable market linkages,” he mentioned.

Bamboo specialists agreed that the commissioning of India’s first bamboo-based bioethanol plant in japanese Assam’s Numaligarh by Prime Minister Narendra Modi might increase the area’s bamboo financial system. They had been additionally upbeat about investments in organising manufacturing items for engineered bamboo, which might be essential for bamboo-based options to wooden.

Apart from the NBM, the conclave was supported by the North Eastern Council and the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region. EOM

Published – September 19, 2025 05:52 am IST

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