Bamboo Events Desk
8th November 2004, 12:41 AM
2004 BAMFEST-North East Craft Festival:India:Kohima, Nagaland
The Nagaland Government in collaboration with the North Eastern Council, Shillong and the Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), Guwahati is
organizing the 2nd N.E. Region Bamboo Festival at the Naga Heritage Village Kisama, Kohima, Nagaland, from 25th to 27th November, 2004.
Bamboo today contributes to the subsistence needs of over a billion people, and has played a significant role in human society since time immemorial.
Traditional uses as varied as fuel, food, housing and shelter, tools, and music comprise but a part of the broad spectrum of bamboo use.
At the same time, equally important are bamboo's industrial uses and its potential role in mankind's future. Bamboo for pulp and paper, construction and engineering materials, panel products, and an array of modern uses are becoming better known.
To better realize these new uses, and thereby to benefit the communities of the developing world where the resource base and the traditions of use are well rooted, a number of development issues must be addressed.
Resource mobilization and management, technology and processing, policy, and international education and cooperation must be emphasized in developing a future for bamboo as the timber of the 21st century.
The North East of India is a region that is abundant in natural resources. It is also home to one-third of India's total reserves of Bamboo. Touted as the
poor man's timber, bamboo has today been acknowledged as the substitute for timber.
With the objective of highlighting the role that bamboo can play in alleviating poverty, generating employment and contributing to the environment and promoting tourism, 2nd North East Bamboo Festival from
25-27 November at Kohima to be organized by CBTC/UNIDO in collaboration with Goverment ofNagaland, supported by North Eastern Council, Shillong.
Highlights of the Bamboo Festival:
1) Bamboo and cane Craft exhibition
(2) Food festival
3) Bamboo music festival
4) Bamboo cultural programme
5) Bamboo Tourism/field visits
6) Workshops on rural housing/product design/tools and equipment /poster competitions
BAMFEST 2004 is a concept, which will be carried forward in the years to come. This is the second North East Bamboo Festival. In the years to come, we intend to hold similar shows at different locations all over the North Eastern Region and maybe outside the region, if resources permit.
Objectives:
- Revival of traditional crafts of the region
- To highlight local customs and usage of bamboo
- To exhibit the capabilities and export potential of craftspeople, who are involved with processing and semi-processing of bamboo.
- To forge closer linkages and networking amongst craftspeople from the different States through exchange and sharing of experiences.
- To discuss common issues for adopting newer technologies in the field of craftsmanship
- To provide a brandname and a common platform to the crafts groups from the North East.
- To generate awareness about the cane and bamboo sector, which is largely ignored by the market
- To help project bamboo as the essential substitute for timber in the years to come.
Other agencies for supporting the Bamfest are:
1.KVIC, Mumbai.
2.Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), New Delhi.
3.TRIFED.
4.NERIST, Itanagar.
5.NEZCC, Dimapur.
6.NMBA, TIFAC.
7.BTN,WBO,UNIDO.
A number of Bamboo artisans/entrepreneurs/manufacturers are expected to
participate in the festival.
I would like to invite all the bamboo lovers, entreprenuers, artisans,
scientist and policy makers to participate in the Festival.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Kamesh Salam.
Director
The Nagaland Government in collaboration with the North Eastern Council, Shillong and the Cane and Bamboo Technology Centre (CBTC), Guwahati is
organizing the 2nd N.E. Region Bamboo Festival at the Naga Heritage Village Kisama, Kohima, Nagaland, from 25th to 27th November, 2004.
Bamboo today contributes to the subsistence needs of over a billion people, and has played a significant role in human society since time immemorial.
Traditional uses as varied as fuel, food, housing and shelter, tools, and music comprise but a part of the broad spectrum of bamboo use.
At the same time, equally important are bamboo's industrial uses and its potential role in mankind's future. Bamboo for pulp and paper, construction and engineering materials, panel products, and an array of modern uses are becoming better known.
To better realize these new uses, and thereby to benefit the communities of the developing world where the resource base and the traditions of use are well rooted, a number of development issues must be addressed.
Resource mobilization and management, technology and processing, policy, and international education and cooperation must be emphasized in developing a future for bamboo as the timber of the 21st century.
The North East of India is a region that is abundant in natural resources. It is also home to one-third of India's total reserves of Bamboo. Touted as the
poor man's timber, bamboo has today been acknowledged as the substitute for timber.
With the objective of highlighting the role that bamboo can play in alleviating poverty, generating employment and contributing to the environment and promoting tourism, 2nd North East Bamboo Festival from
25-27 November at Kohima to be organized by CBTC/UNIDO in collaboration with Goverment ofNagaland, supported by North Eastern Council, Shillong.
Highlights of the Bamboo Festival:
1) Bamboo and cane Craft exhibition
(2) Food festival
3) Bamboo music festival
4) Bamboo cultural programme
5) Bamboo Tourism/field visits
6) Workshops on rural housing/product design/tools and equipment /poster competitions
BAMFEST 2004 is a concept, which will be carried forward in the years to come. This is the second North East Bamboo Festival. In the years to come, we intend to hold similar shows at different locations all over the North Eastern Region and maybe outside the region, if resources permit.
Objectives:
- Revival of traditional crafts of the region
- To highlight local customs and usage of bamboo
- To exhibit the capabilities and export potential of craftspeople, who are involved with processing and semi-processing of bamboo.
- To forge closer linkages and networking amongst craftspeople from the different States through exchange and sharing of experiences.
- To discuss common issues for adopting newer technologies in the field of craftsmanship
- To provide a brandname and a common platform to the crafts groups from the North East.
- To generate awareness about the cane and bamboo sector, which is largely ignored by the market
- To help project bamboo as the essential substitute for timber in the years to come.
Other agencies for supporting the Bamfest are:
1.KVIC, Mumbai.
2.Development Commissioner (Handicrafts), New Delhi.
3.TRIFED.
4.NERIST, Itanagar.
5.NEZCC, Dimapur.
6.NMBA, TIFAC.
7.BTN,WBO,UNIDO.
A number of Bamboo artisans/entrepreneurs/manufacturers are expected to
participate in the festival.
I would like to invite all the bamboo lovers, entreprenuers, artisans,
scientist and policy makers to participate in the Festival.
Thanking you,
Yours sincerely,
Kamesh Salam.
Director