Glimpses of Bamboo Mart Bhopal and Indore Introduction Bamboo Fair, Bhopal As a part of the activities of Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission, Government had approved for the conduct of its first landmark event “Madhya Pradesh Bamboo Fair 2014” at Bhopal Haat, Near DB Mall, Bhopal from January 26th to 28th 2014. Bamboo Mart, Indore The second Bamboo Mart (Bans Bazaar) 2014 was organized at Urban Haat Bazaar, RTO Road, Near Lalbagh, Indore from March 8th to 10th 2014. Highlights of the Event Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Bamboo Mart, Indore One-stop sourcing platform for Exhibition and sale of bamboo showcasing and displays of bamboo artifacts from all bamboo districts of MP, including products by communities, private entrepreneurs, companies etc. Demonstration of modern equipments / tools for bamboo applications including; this will include training of local bamboo artisans for new advanced tools and techniques. Inviting Exhibition of bamboo artisans along with their products from bamboo excellence States, like North East States, Uttarakhand, Kerala etc. artifacts by artisans and entrepreneurs of MP and other States Demonstration of bamboo machineries, equipments and tools Training of artisans for the advanced technology and tools Competitions for bamboo artisans and students of Architecture Institutes Invited women SHG groups from different districts of MP specially for training purpose. Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Bamboo Mart, Indore Highlights of the Event Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Buyers-Sellers meet through Participation of State and National level bamboo entrepreneurs for Buyers-Sellers meet and initiating few MoUs. Presentations from exhibitor groups including entrepreneurs, NGOs, professionals, etc who are pioneer in this field. Bamboo food cuisine prepared by the Lecturers and students of Institute of Hotel Management, Bhopal. Bamboo Mart, Indore Performance of bamboo based cultural recitals of instruments / dance /bamboo bands Bamboo Cuisine - special bamboo recipes developed through Institute of Hotel Management, Bhopal Participation Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Bamboo artifacts by artisans from different districts of MP State of art bamboo artifacts by artisans from other states Bamboo entrepreneurs from MP and other states Manufacturers of Bamboo Working Machineries and Equipments Bamboo Mart, Indore Bamboo based women SHGs from different districts of MP and other States Bamboo artisans, specially women from bamboo districts of MP and other States, specially North East Bamboo entrepreneurs, specially women, from MP and other States, specially North East Participation Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Bamboo Mart, Indore Bamboo based cultural Manufacturers of Bamboo troupes from MP Women Bamboo Architects Bamboo experts from National Institutes like IITs, NID, IIFM, SPA Display of modern bamboo tools and equipments Working Machineries and Equipments Bamboo based cultural troupes from MP and other States Women Bamboo Architects Bamboo experts from National Institutes like IITs, NID, IIFM, SPA Inauguration Bamboo Fair, Bhopal The Hon’ble Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (APCCF) and Mission Director of Madhya Pradesh State Bamboo Mission (MPSBM) “Dr. A K Bhattacharya” inaugurated Madhya Pradesh Bamboo Fair 2014'on 26th January 2014. Bamboo Mart, Indore The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) of Madhya Pradesh, Shri Anil Oberoi, inaugurated the Bamboo Mart on 8th march 2014, the 100th International Women’s Day. Exhibition Bamboo Fair, Bhopal In all, more than 30 exhibition stalls were set up to display various products made from Bamboo. Individual Artisans, Master craftsmen, NGOs, SHGs, Small scale industries, Government controlled institutions, machinery manufacturers and organizations from outside the State and country like China working in the Bamboo sector participated in the fair and displayed their products. Bamboo Mart, Indore In all, more than 50 display stalls were set up to display various products made from Bamboo. Individual Artisans, Master craftsmen, NGOs, SHGs, Small scale industries, Government controlled institutions, machinery manufacturers and organizations from outside the State working in the Bamboo sector participated in the Expo and displayed their products. Exhibition Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Bamboo Mart, Indore Exhibition Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Bamboo Mart, Indore Products on display included Products on display included Handicrafts, Furniture, Wood substitutes, Building, construction &structural applications, Industrial products, specialized bamboo processing machinery/techniques, Decorative & artistic products. Handicrafts, Furniture, Wood substitutes, Building, construction and structural applications, etc. Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Buyer-Seller Meet A buyer-seller meet was organized on 26th January, 2014 as a one of the major activities during the fair. In this event Mission Director and other bamboo experts like Mr. Kamesh Salam from World Bamboo, Mr. Sunil Joshi From Vedha, Nagpur, Mr. C S Susanth, etc interacted with rural artisans, entrepreneurs, etc. They discussed about the challenges and opportunities in the bamboo sector. Bamboo Mart, Indore Training cum workshop A three day training program was organized for more than 350 women participants from bamboo rich districts of Madhya Pradesh by the bamboo jewelry experts. Designers like Neera Sarmah from Kolkata and Khuku Biswas from Guwahati were special attractions with enthusiastic participation from the young and the old alike. Training cum workshop Indore Buyer-Seller Meet Training cum workshop In this meet, presentation Participants showed great was given by Mr. Kamesh Salam and Mr. CS Susanth about the upcoming development in the bamboo sector. Rural artisans and entrepreneurs also got the opportunity to interact with the experts and discuss their problems related the bamboo sector enthusiasm during workshop and learned new designs of bamboo jewelries and artifacts from the experts. Cultural Evening Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Different cultural programs were organized in all the three days of the event, all the groups were from different districts of Madhya Pradesh. Bamboo based performances like Korku dance, Gedi dance, etc stunned the stage and audiences. Bamboo Mart, Indore The main attraction was the international bamboo group from Kerala called Bamboo Symphony which used around 60 different musical instruments made by bamboo to produce the music of nature. Another group from Meghalaya performed a cultural dance which is performed during the harvesting season to share happiness. Cultural programs from different places of Madhya Pradesh like Bhagoriya, etc set the stage stunned during their performances. Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Korku Dance, MP Bamboo Mart, Indore Bamboo Symphony, Kerala Bamboo Mart, Indore Bamboo design competition A bamboo artifact & design competition was held in which students from premier architecture colleges of Indore like SDPS and IPS participated to ignite their minds and skills to produce a better output in the form of bamboo artifact and jewelry. The competition had two categories "Jewelry and artifact", in which groups of one student and one rural artisan participated. ‘Need to increase productivity’ Bamboo expert Dr Barathi gave presentation on increasing bamboo production in India. He informed that in China average national productivity of bamboo is 3 to 4 tons per acre while in India it was only 500 gm from an acre, though ironically area-wise India leads in the world in area under bamboo plantation. We can enhance productivity to even 40 tons per acre, considers Dr Barathi, through dripirrigation techniques, tissue culture, high density plantation and choice of proper species of the crop. Bamboo design competition Bamboo Structure by Ms. Fatima Martin Bamboo Fair, Bhopal A unique bamboo structure has been made by women bamboo architect from Spain, Ms. Fatima Martin. The structure was made at the entrance gate of the Bhopal Haat, so that all the visitors can view the unique bamboo arch design. The structure was made up in less than 1 week with the whole effort of team from banskhedi under the supervision of Ms. Martin Bamboo Mart, Indore Martin, who conceptualized and helped build the delectable bamboo canopy greeting at the entrance of the exhibition ground, said India was a huge market for bamboo products. Bamboo Structure by Ms. Fatima Martin Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Bamboo Mart, Indore Bamboo Cuisine Bamboo Fair, Bhopal First time a unique bamboo cuisine was setup by MPSBM in collaboration with Institute of Hotel Management, Bhopal (IHM). Objective is to introduce and familiarize the visitors with new recipes of bamboo prepared by lecturer and students of IHM. Honorable Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh appreciate the innovative idea of setting Bamboo Cuisine. A total of 10 recipes were prepared during the Fair. Bamboo Mart, Indore Special bamboo recipes developed through the Institute of Hotel Management, Bhopal were also on offer for the gastronomically inclined. Under the guidance of faculty Pradip Kumar, the students of IHM served delicious curries like chicken bamboo curry and prawn bamboo fare among others that titillated the taste buds, leaving them asking for more. Bamboo Cuisine All praise for seminal event Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Honorable Chief Secretary of Madhya Pradesh appreciated the efforts of MPSBM and advised to continuously organize such events whole year in the major cities of MP. He observed immense response from bamboo artisans and entrepreneurs from MP and other states. He advised that such Haats will provide exposure and provide market opportunity for the products of rural artisans. Bamboo Mart, Indore Divisional commissioner, Indore division, Mr. Sanjay Dubey praising the event said that artisans and rural women should take full benefit of such Marts. Dr. Bhattacharya appreciated the overwhelming participation and the enthusiasm shown by all the stakeholders in making the event a success. Visitors Speak Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Visitors from Bhopal shows enough enthusiasm during the fair, they are very generous to explore the different products made from bamboo. They provide a very positive feedback about the fair and suggest to organize such event 2 to 4 times in a year. Most of the visitors likes the decorative items made up of bamboo like bamboo handicrafts, interior decorative, etc Bamboo Mart, Indore Visitors from Indore shows enough enthusiasm during the fair, they are very generous to explore the different products made from bamboo. They provide a very positive feedback about the fair and suggest to organize such event 2 to 4 times in a year. Most of the visitors likes the decorative items made up of bamboo like bamboo handicrafts, interior decorative, etc Participants’ Profile Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Shihai Bamboo, China Chhattisgarh (State Bamboo Mission) VEDHA, Maharashtra KONBAC, Maharashtra Pragatisheel Engineering, Dewas Wonder Grass, Karnataka EEMR(Mr. Saxena), Kerwa, bhopal Jagriti gramotthan, Betul Balaghat (CFC & hastshilp) Mandla & Govindpura ( hastshilp) Bamboo Mart, Indore Impulse social enterprises, Meghalaya MPSRLM, SHGs Khuku Biswas, Jwellery Expert, Guwahati Hossangabad Harda Jagriti, betul Ratlam sambhag forest division Sidhi Sampoorna Bamboo Kendra, Maharastra Pragati engineering Dindori Harda Anuppur Participants’ Profile Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Prashant Bamboo Arihant Engineering, Dewas Shihai Bamboo (China) Mandla (forest division) Hosangabad(Bamboo craft Bankhera) Chindwara MPSRLM SHGs, etc Bamboo Mart, Indore Jabalpur Dindori Balaghat Chikla Village, Indore Mandla , Indore Shidhi indore Sanjeevni hossangabad anuppur jila hastshilp , indore Major Outcome from the event Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Bamboo Mart, Indore Participants come from different Participants come from different places avail the opportunity to exhibit there products in a national level platform. Most of the participants have sold 50 to 60% of there products in the end of the fair. Rural artisans and entrepreneurs have interaction with the experts and discussed about the new technology and development in the field of bamboo. places avail the opportunity to exhibit there products in a national level platform. Most of the participants have sold 80 to 90% of there products in the end of the fair. Rural artisans and entrepreneurs have interaction with the experts and discussed about the new technology and development in the field of bamboo. Areas of improvement Bamboo Fair, Bhopal Bamboo Mart, Indore Publicity of the fair was not very Publicity of the event Accommodation facility for much effective. Competitions for rural artisans and architect students must be organize in the future events. Bamboo based cultural troupes from North Eastern States must be invited. Participation was less in this fair, try to invite more participants from MP Photographer and videographer is essential in such events. the participants Stage setup for cultural performances Volunteers for data collection Improvement in design competitions organized for rural artisans and students Thank you