NATIONAL WORKSHOP ON TRIBAL ENTERPRISE WITH FOCUS ON HONEY, BAMBOO & LAC

Bamboo: 

• India is the world’s second largest cultivator of bamboo after China.
  
  
• However, poor yield of Bamboo is one of the perennial problems in India. In contrast to China’s average yield of 50 MT/Ha, the maximal yield range in India is 10-15 MT/ha.
  
  
• This shows that there is lot of scope for bamboo enterprise based on the good stock. The Bamboo Enterprises can give immediate results leading to substantial increase income of tribal artisans.
  
  

Honey:

• The country's total honey production reported in 2017-18 was 1.05 lakh metric tonnes, compared to the 35,000 metric tonnes in 2005-06. The major part of it comes from Apisdorsata.
  
  
• With international demand for honey growing, India exports 50 % of the commodity.
  
  
• Large scale employment in the beekeeping sector is estimated to generate around 3 lakhman-working days by maintaining 10,000 bee colonies.
  
  
• TRIFED is committed towards Prime Minister’s vision of a “Sweet Revolution” by way of making people prosper though production and trade in honey.
  
  

Lac:

• Lac cultivation in India is mainly confined to the states of Jharkhand which contribute 57% of the total production, followed by Madhya Pradesh at 24% and the balance 19% is contributed by Maharashtra, Orissa and West Bengal.
  
  
• Lac is mostly cultivated by poor tribals to supplement their agricultural income.
  
  
• Presently Indian lac export is almost non-existent, which needs to be revived.