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Presentation on NTFP Centre of Excellence 13 July 2015

Objectives • NCE was established in 2008 (started functioning on 15 April 2008) under Tripura JICA Project to address the issue of NTFPs and value addition in a comprehensive manner, with the broad objectives: – Increasing the productivity of bamboo, cane & other NTFPs in the region through assured provision of QPM & technical services; – Promoting livelihood improvement & poverty alleviation activities on an industrial scale & establishment of CCFCs; – Capacity building of various stakeholders in handling bamboo, cane & other NTFPs; & – Facilitating marketing through establishing PPPs.

NCE Vision • “NCE will become a premier institute in its area of specialization, providing services not only within the state, but in the entire NER in future.” • “NCE will be established as an autonomous society under Societies Registration Act, 1860.” Reasons: – “NCE will require professional staff, whose recruitment by a Society will be far easier than by a Government Agency, which has to follow the Government regulations on expert procurement, – For the NCE to be sustained after the closure of TFIPAP, it is necessary to have its own income generation mechanism.”

NCE Vision … • NCE to be the defining factor of success of TFIPAP . • On closure of TFIPAP, the PMU with its assets to be integrated into NCE. • Inputs by specialists on NTFP/ NCE. • Total budget provision: Rs 7.98 crore.

NCE Divisions (as per MoD) Bamboo & Rattan NTFP Research & Production Division Production Division Value Addition & Training & Marketing Division Extension Division

Staffing of NCE Position Provision Present Remarks as per MoD position Director (CCF/CF 1 1 or equivalent) Dy Director (DCF 1 1 One ACF level officer has joined or equivalent) on 1 April 2015 DDO 0 1/2 Addl Director (NCE) has recently been given additional charge. Tech Chief Advisor 1 1/2 Regional Dir (CFLE), ICFRE is (Contractual) helping out. AAO (SFR/ eq) 1 0 EDP Officer 1 0 (Contractual) Supporting/ To be 15 (a) ACA(1), TA(1)- on contract; professional staff recruited (b) PS(1), Asstt(3), Driver(2), by the Salesperson(1), Peon(3)- Casual ‘Society’ employee, Field worker (1), etc.

Re-constituted NCE Board of Management 1. CEO & PD- Chairman 2. Dir (Industries & Commerce) 3. Dir (HH&S) 4. Dir (ICAR) 5. Head (Bamboo Cultivation & Research Centre), Tripura University 6. Secretary, Crafts Council of Tripura 7. Representative, Lead Bank of Tripura 8. Jt CEO (KVIC-NER) 9. Dir (IIE) 10. Dir (NCE) – Member Secy. The Board has been meeting regularly.

Bamboo & rattans Research & Production • Bambusetum • Rattan cane arboratum • Gene bank & plus clumps • Pilot nursery & QPM • Research on bamboo & cane species • Research on bamboo flowering

NTFP Research & Production • Documentation of traditional knowledge • Herbal gardens • Medicinal plants • Research on NTFP species

Research & Production NTFP Productivity enhancement through QPM & Tech transfer Bamboo arboretum- 5 ha • – Bambusetum: 1.84 ha (152 clumps, 25 species) at Ananda Nagar. Rattan arboretum- 5 ha • – 1 ha (147 clumps, 2 species) at Ananda Nagar. Gene Bank- 10 ha • – CPC: 0.65 ha (48 clumps, 8 species) at Ananda Nagar. Other NTFPs: Performance trial of Broom grass, Cane, • Gandhaki, etc. Technology transfer: Results of trial is being compiled. •

Medicinal Plants • No of species planted- – Herbs & shrubs: 42 species(in 80 beds). – Tree species: 6 species. • Study on performance of different clones of Gandhaki from Longthorai, Atharamura & Baramura commenced. • Study on growth of cane commenced.

Broom grass experimental plot at Anandanagar

Value addition & marketing • Market research • Certification & marketing of product • Collection of standards for certification • Product-specific R&D

Value Addition & Marketing Value addition on industrial scale & Establishment of CCFCs & PPP • Raw material grading: System yet to be developed. CCFCs: 6 nos (490 SHGs)- • Funds Sl Location IA placed Achievements (Rs lakh) 37.51 Multiple products with stick mats made. No of 1 Kaladhepa TBM artisans to be increased. 34.38 Building constructed. Trainings provided. Business 2 Nalchhar TBM Plan for revival approved. Rs 9 lakh released. 62.00 Fusion products made. No of artisans to be 3 Nagichhara TFDPC increased. 26.86 Buildings constructed. Needs optimum utilization of 4 Chakmaghat HH&S building. Building constructed. Agarbatti rolling going on. Jigat 5 Takarjala HH&S 21.50 being processed, handicrafts items made. Need upscaling. Building constructed. Machinary installed, Electricity connection obtained, Working Group formed, PPP 6 Machhmara DFO Kcp 50.00 executed with Govt approval . Unit commissioned on 26 March 2015. Waiting for FTL. Total 232.25

Kalpataru – NTFP sales counter under NCE

Kalpataru sales Year Sales (Rs) 2011-12 8,769 2012-13 8,185 2013-14 10,138 2014-15 (P) 9,327

SHG products on display

Broom grass collection data (under NCE) Year No of Ranges Quantity Value marketed (MT) (Rs lakh) 2010-11 1 522.00 167.00 2011-12 9 347.20 122.32 2012-13 13 310.00 118.03 2013-14 19 459.00 226.54 2014-15 (P) 15* 475.40 374.57 Note: 4 Ranges given to Tripura MARKFED by Forest Department

Consultation meeting on broom grass

Semi-mechanized rolling at Takarjala CCFC

CCFC at Kaladhepa

CCFC Building at Nalchhar

CCFC Nalchhar – Dialogue with local Panchayat to revival of activities

CCFC at Anandanagar

Training & Extension Capacity building in handling NTFP • For IGA Support Team • For SHG leaders • JFMC skill development – NTFP harvesting & storage • International training. – No international training could be held. However, national level exposure trips were arranged for JFMCs/ PRIs.

Training & Extension • Plan, organize, implement & monitor trainings- 20. • Conduct of training • Extension of information • Preparation & development Extension materials • Development of network of contacts with national & internal agencies • Support to cluster-based activities

Trainings organized by NCE in last 5 years Year No of No of Subject trainings particip organized ants 2010-11 61 2511 SHG/ ToT/ Broom grass/ nursery tech/ Misc. 2011-12 48 1638 Broom grass/ mucona/ jarul/ Gandhaki & other NTFP cultivation/ harvesting/ processing/ marketing 2012-13 9 262 NTFP harvesting, CCFC 2013-14 38 1296 Broom grass/ NTFP value addition 2014-15 16 1280 Broom grass/ NTFP value addition Total 156 5707

Training in Dhepachhara JFMC on broom grass

Launch of MANJARI, monthly news letter of NCE

Theme-based issues: Broom grass & large cardamom

NCE Vehicles • Cars- 6 (1 Maruti van), TR 01 F 0899 purchased on 22 June 2012. • Bus- 1 (Nil), • Pick up truck-1 (1 Pick-up van), TR 01 E 0943 purchased on 28 April 2010. • Three wheeler- 2 (Nil), • Trolley- 1 (Nil).

NCE Publications • 11 publications have been brought out by NCE. – 2008: Status of bamboo resource development & its utilization in Tripura – 2008: Achievements of NCE during 2008-09 – 2009: NTFPs of Tripura (Vol-I) – 2009: NTFPs of Tripura (Vol-II) – 2009: Outcome of surveys & workshop by NCE – 2009: Management of gregariously flowered bamboo areas of Tripura – 2009: NTFP Sellers’ Directory of Agartala – 2009: MFP Cultivation & Harvesting – 2010: Bamboo Furniture Catalogue – 2010: Bee-keeping – 2014: MANJARI (October, November 2014)

Potential income sources • Selling of QPM • Visitors’ entry to Bambusetum, rattan cane arboretum & herbal garden • Fees on supply of information • Sale of publication • Certification fee • Technical services fee • Training fee • Fee for arranging study tours • Sharing a % from benefits of CCFC

Action on BTOR (5-8 August 2013) • Sustainability Plan (July 2013) – Own income source (Project to GoI, Service fee) – Make it a Society. – Alternatives (Trg + Res Divs OR Hire staff on contract) • Completion of Pilot Research Projects – Broom grass plantation – Research Division Report dt 22 Feb 14 • Optimal utilization of CCFCs – Operationalize Machhmara. – Revive Kaladhepa & Nalchhar. – Enhance artisans in Nagichhara. – Chakmaghat- have multiple products.

Principal Secretary’s Review Meeting • Floriculture & orchidarium – Horticulture Department’s advice sought. • Formation of Society under SRA 1860. Govt decision to merge TFIPAS to NCE when the Project is over. • Cane planting material: Nursery raised at Forest Research Station, Anandanagar. • Show-room: Kalpataru set up & restocked.

Latest development • Resource challenge – Gregarious flowering wiped out muli areas – Regeneration catching up. Will take 2-3 years – Loss of bamboo & NTFP areas to RoFR pattas – Rush for rubber. • Emergence of Broom grass, Hill cardamom, Mucona and Gandhaki as economic NTFPs. • MGNREGA – competing scheme. • Research & Production transferred to Research division on 21 Nov 2012.