Centre for Indian Bamboo Resource and Technology

The Centre for Indian Bamboo Resource and Technology (CIBART) is a non-Profit networked organization registered under section 25 (Non-profit organization) of the Companies Act, 1956, dedicated to the development of the bamboo sector in India. CIBART serves as a catalyst to the bamboo industry in India undertaking various collaborative livelihood development projects. CIBART brings together state and district level bamboo organizations and enterprises in a federating mode. CIBART provides project development and implementation, technical consultancy and turnkey services on all aspects of bamboo sector development in collaboration with its partners.

CIBART's main area of focus is to achieve livelihood development, ecological security and economic development through the sustainable use of Bamboo and Rattan. CIBART works like the parent organization for the different state level and district level non-profit organizations.

CIBART implements livelihood development or poverty alleviation projects with its state and district level organization namely Tamenglong Bamboo and Cane Development Centre (TAMBAC), Tripura Bamboo and Cane Development Centre (TRIBAC), Uttaranchal Bamboo Development Centre (UBDC) in the states of Manipur, Tripura and Uttranchal respectively. These projects are funded by INBAR, the Union Ministry of Rural Development (MORD), Government of India and by respective State governments.

CIBART works with the rural community in collaboration with its partners namely the state governments, experts, business community; different NGOs who have good track records, donors and so on.

Chairman

I.V.Ramanuja Rao (INBAR)

Directors

T.P.Subramony (INBAR)
S. Agarwal (Prastut Consulting)
S. Vasudev (Stadd Consulting)

Managers and co-ordinators

I. Khurana (Research and Extension, and manager Uttaranchal)
I. Machado (Manager, Tripura)
N. Panmei (Manager, Tamenglong)
P. Jaijee (Manager, Institutional development)

Consultants

A. Singh Chawla (Uttaranchal)
R.L.Banik (Cibart and Tripura)
D. Jamarayan (Tamenglong)
G. Sharma (Architecture and Furniture design)
M.R.Khanduja
S. Reza (Community organization, Tripura)
R.Reubens (Product design)
S. Kumar (Industrial design)

Office staff

M.R.Samal (Finance officer)
Ningong (Accountant, Tamenglong)
S. Anand (Office administrator)