Bamboo rice may not be very popular in the India, but considering its origination and benefits, looks like it may soon become a staple across the country and add to the list of other varieties of rice and be a health fad soon. Bamboo rice is special rice that is grown out of a dying […]
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Green Gold Bamboo Summit is a major turning point in the industrial scenario of Assam | Ravi Capoor
In a major initiative towards achieving the target of harnessing the huge potential of the bamboo industry in Assam, the Sarbananda Sonowal-led State Government organised the first ever Green Gold Bamboo Summit in Guwahati on April 28, 2017 . The Summit, held under the aegis of the Assam Industri…
Bamboowood Products: Fostering Green Living for a better tomorrow | Neeraj Mutha
Bamboo is has always been popular as a building material, especially in house-building. It is one of the fastest growing and highest yielding renewable natural resource making it a good substitute to wood in mitigating pressure on natural forests. In a world when climate change and sustainability…
Innovative Financing can enable build the Bamboo Value Chain | Preeti Sinha, Yes Institute
North East India in general and Assam in particular has immense untapped potential in the bamboo sector. Speaking during the ‘Making Bamboo Stronger’, session at the inaugural edition of Green old Bamboo Summit held at Guwahati on the 28th of April, Preeti Sinha, Senior President and Glocal Conv…
INBAR’s global bamboo initiatives are aimed at driving inclusive and green development | T.P. Subramony
April 28, 2017 | Guwahati | Assam | Established in 1997, INBAR is a multilateral inter‐governmental organization that works towards improving the lives of producers and users of bamboo and rattan across the world. Speaking at the inaugural edition of Green Gold Bamboo Summit, INBAR’s Director &am…
IKEA bullish on ‘Make In Assam'; Hails local Bamboo entrepreneurs
Global furniture retailer, IKEA, has identified Assam as a potential source of procuring bamboo and making it locally for global consumption, as part of company’s plans to ramp up operations in India. Unveiling company’s plans for the North East, Sandeep Sanan, New Business Development Manager, S…
Green Gold Bamboo Summit to bring latest ideas to Assam’s bamboo sector
GUWAHATI, April 26 – In a major initiative towards achieving the target of harnessing the huge potential of the bamboo industry in Assam, the Sarbananda Sonowal-led state government will be organizing the first-ever Green Gold Bamboo Summit in Guwahati on April 28 – 29, 2017 The Summit, to …
Inspiring Idea: Bamboo pale Ale beer from modern craft brewery
In order to be a novel alternative in the industry of microbreweries in Mexico, a young entrepreneur opted for the manufacture and marketing of a beer made from bamboo, first of its kind in the country and Latin America, a fact that led him in 2012 to create the company Bambusa, located in Cholul…
FOSSILIZED® by Cali Bamboo: Quite simply the world’s hardest floors?
It all started with a surf trip. In 2004, two college friends Jeff Goldberg and Tanner Haigwood set off on a year-long surf trip in search of good waves, good times, and a plan to find an idea for a company that could make a difference. To help fund the adventure, they took up part-time [……
Bamboo is a super material. Assam is well positioned to be the leader in this emerging space
From a ‘poor man’s timber’ to ‘green gold’, bamboo is fast emerging as the super material of the 21st century. It is one of the fastest growing and highest yielding renewable natural resource making it a good substitute to wood in mitigating pressure on natural forests. Bamboo is a family of gras…