Prospects of Cane and Bamboo to Develop Entrepreneurs as agro-based Small Scale
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Prospects of Cane and Bamboo to Develop Entrepreneurs as agro-based Small Scale Industries of Assam

ABSTRACT
India has the largest attentiveness of rural population then any other country of the world. Assam is endowed with vast natural and human resources but we have failed to utilize all the natural and human resources properly due to the lack of latest technology skills, training and Information. There are tremendous prospects of Cane and Bamboo based small scale industries in the entire north-east region. The production of different items for both domestic and commercial purposes has been continuing in this region from time immemorial. But due to ignorance of Modern Technologies and lack of management, motivation of the artisans, these viable and economically benefited affluence has been contributing very marginally to the economy. The traditionally made Cane and Bamboo products are gradually Hammered by the Industrialization , and therefore it is the need of the day to change the conventional methods by modern high productive innovations , so that per unit production cost will fall and per labour productivity will increase . Because of the emergence of modern technology in this sector it is the time to adopt a new vision to create new entrepreneurs in the field of rural based small scale industries as like as Cane and Bamboo products which are eco friendly , bio-degradable and sustainable . It is an important factor to solve the unemployment problem of Assam which is confronted to us as a burning problem as the government also failed to maintain this problems in the proper scenario. It is important to introduce latest improved craft technology to village traditional common artisans. so that diversified products and value addition is possible. This will not only promote production and income of the stake holders but also attract rural youths to become an proper Entrepreneur in the field of Cane and Bamboo.
Therefore, this paper will highlight the prospects of Cane and Bamboo entrepreneurs to solve unemployment problems of Assam.
Keywords: Cane and Bamboo, Entrepreneurs, Small Scale industry,
Prospect .
Introduction:
The handicrafts have a deep significance to our society in day-to-day life of the people. It is seen that handicrafts stand as an example of human creativity expressed over generating of human society. It may be mentioned that from the beginning of the known human history, the handicrafts form a valuable social, cultural and economic trait of a community. The socio-economic pattern of a society is very often reflected in the quality, creativity and craftsmanship of handicrafts. The handicrafts not only constitute the economic life but also the cultural unity of the people. It is a fact that the handicrafts items have far greater significance than is indicated by the value of their production as they embody cultural, social, religious and artistic traditions in the society.
The term handicrafts stand for those items which are use in day to day life of a specific society and which are generally produced manually with their traditional indigenous technical knowledge. Handicrafts tell us about the nature and needs of life of the people which are the indigenous creation and weaving, printed textile, pottery, ornamental, metalwork, jewelry, leatherwork, wood working, embroidered goods, cane, bamboo, bell-metal, ivory, tannery works etc. A Catalogue on Handicrafts of India includes handloom woven fabrics and hand printed artistic cotton and silk textiles, bamboo and cane works, wood carving, ivory and horn works, handloom, leather works, pottery, jewellery and mental wares and a host of such other artistic products of cottage artisans as handicrafts. In the context of industry and crafts, it can be mentioned that industry has its origin in crafts. In the Pre Industrial Age, agriculture and handicrafts were interdependent and combined and the degree of the development of crafts in a country was dependent on agricultural development. T.M. Abraham observed that “craft is the historical parent of modern industry and the craftsman was the immediate predecessor to the modern industrial technologist.” It is a fact that the primary aim of a craftsman is perfection of beauty in the product of his hand and mind. At the same time, a craftsman is like a poet or a painter in a society. From the social points of view, handicrafts are essential for the satisfaction of human wants. Handicrafts satisfy not only the economic wants alone but also the aesthetic cravings of human hearth throughout the world.
Among the various crafts, cane and bamboo works are the most important crafts in India. At the same time, Assam is very suitably endowed with resources for cane and bamboo works in terms of men, material and markets, Assam has been blessed with very rich, important tropical resources including cane and bamboo. It may be noted that cane and bamboo are now considered as the most important natural and renewable vegetable resources in the world. Cane and bamboo works are also recognized for a sustainable development in the economy of Assam. From the very ancient times, cane and bamboo works have been recognized as the most important works because of its role in ecological, social, cultural and economic up liftmen of people of Assam. Among the famous traditional crafts, the making of cane and bamboo items is perhaps the most universally practiced by all sections of the people throughout the state of Assam. The cane and bamboo crafts bear the witness of many cultures, traditions, races and civilization and these have been persevered by the long experience of cane and bamboo skilled artisan of Assam. The cane and bamboo product may be termed as pure handicraft products and these products have very wide range of uses and such commodities are found in every household in the state. The wide range of utility of cane and bamboo products may create self-employment generation in rural and urban areas of Assam as well as has the sanction of tradition and culture in the state.
Assam is one of the most important state of India known for its rich and diverse cane and bamboo products. The state has been blessed with very rich and important tropical resource including cane and bamboo from the very ancient time. It is generally seen that cane and bamboo products are part and parcel of the life of the people of Assam. The cane and bamboo items are used extensively in the day to day life of people throughout the state which provides more employment opportunities and better income distribution to the people. This is craft is mainly a household cottage industry and it provides a subsidiary occupation of the rural people. On the other hand, this craft provides full time occupation to those highly skilled artisans who produce cane and bamboo products on commercial basis in both rural and urban areas in Assam. The potentiality of making cane and bamboo articles on commercial scale is quite considerable for the good demand in the state.
Assam has a rich diversity in cane and bamboo resources. It may be mentioned here that there are over 1200 species of bamboo found in the world. The largest bamboo resources covering 500 species of bamboo are found in China. Whereas in India, 120 species of bamboo are reported. On the other hand, about 600 species of cane are found in the world. Indonesia is one of the largest supplier of raw cane comprising about 300 species. It is known that 51 of cane are distributed in different part of India. The North Eastern Region occupies more than 50 percent of the total bamboo area with 81 species of bamboo. It is known that more than 24 species of cane are found in different areas of the North Eastern Region. On the other hand, about 18 species of cane and about 29 species of bamboo are available in the state of Assam. It is generally seen that despite the diverse species of cane and bamboo, only a handful and suitable species are used by the artisans in Assam. Some cane and bamboo species are cultivated in homesteads and some species are grown naturally in the forest of Assam. Our cane and bamboo artisans collect their valuable raw materials for handicraft industries, mostly from homesteads, local market and nearby natural forests of the sate. The cane and bamboo industry is generally a low capital but labour intensive and hence acts as a good employment generation and better income distribution to the people, These household industries provide diverse employment opportunities and value-added products in every rural household.
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