Tripura State

Tripura State in Northeast India is surrounded on three sides by Bangladesh. The State's relative physical isolation has left many people unable to make a viable living, but unlike others in the Northeast, the State has its own supply of power (natural gas) and a significant permanent river system for transport.

There are ample bamboo resourcesand bamboo offers many opportunities for income generation. INBAR works with the Tripura Bamboo and Cane Centre, an NGO established in 2002 that supports development with bamboo and rattan in the State and implements the project on Community-based Small and Medium Enterprise Develpment in Tripura. The project has been going since 2002, and has provided employment and income generation to thousands of people.

So far the project has trained in the development of Agarbatti-based Enterprises, Bamboo Charcoal production, Bamboo Oil & Vinegar, Bamboo Nurseries, Bamboo Coil Tech Products, Bamboo Furniture, Bamboo Handicrafts and Bamboo Natural
Dying for Slivers & Baskets.

Ghandigram Craft processing Centre

A Craft Processing Centre has been established at Ghandigram in Agartala that acts as a service provider and has technical processing units for bamboo mosquito coils, agarbattis, bamboo furniture, bamboo charcoal and naturally dyed slivers and sticks. It is linked to 1000 Community Producer Partners and plans a capacity of 1500 in the future. The Government of Tripura Department of Handloom Handicrafts & Sericulture Provided 1.19.Hect. Land with 2000 Sqft. GCI Shed for the centre. It builds linkages with rural communities in terms of marketing & community friendly technologies, and is a platform for artisans, researchers and business people. It provides training, has a library and a bamboo knowledge bank.

Community-based waste bamboo charcoal unit in operation