Hi, I want to grow bamboo Plant in my area Fathepur sikri ,Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Is there anyone which can help me from where to get bamboo seedling , which variety, any buyback agency, my contact no .9711880238
Bamboo is a component of agro forestry system and plays an important role in enhancing productivity, sustainability and resource conservation.
Bamboos require four to five years to yield first harvest, if grown from offsets, which is much earlier than any other woody species.
If raised from seedlings, first harvest is obtained after seven years. This initial period can be sustainable utilised for raising inter crops and enhancing sustainability and income of the growers.
In moist humid zones of North-east India,West Bengal and Odisha, genus Bambusa is most commonly cultivated.
In less moist to semi-drier parts of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra, B. bambos and D. strictus are commonly cultivated a long with B. balcooa, B. tulda and B. nutans species .
There are several Bamboo cultivation models i.e.
Block plantation / agri-silviculture system
Bamboo + conifer + broadleaf timber trees
Bamboos + tea
Bamboo as windbreak
Bamboo + Medicinal Plants
Bamboo + crops + fish ponds
Bamboo + edible fungi
Bamboo + poultry/dairy farm
Economics of bamboo cultivation Rs 2.5-3.0 lac / ha / reaching maturity age ( 4-5 yrs )
Cost Benefit ratio : 1.2-1.5
Bamboo is locally tradeable product , contract farming is not applicable .
