From Forest Weed to Economic Seed: How India’s Bamboo revolution is transforming livelihoods and green growth

From Forest Weed to Economic Seed: How India’s Bamboo revolution is transforming livelihoods and green growth

NEW DELHI: Once viewed largely as a traditional resource, bamboo is increasingly emerging as a source of livelihoods, entrepreneurship, technology and sustainable economic growth under a policy push by the Narendra Modi government. A key turning point came in 2017, when bamboo grown outside forests was removed from restrictive provisions of forest regulations. The policy change opened greater opportunities for farmers, entrepreneurs and industri…