STUDY ON BACKWARD AND FORWARD LINKAGES OF BAMBOO HANDICRAFTS IN ORMANJHI AND KANKE BLOCKS OF RANCHI DISTRICT
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2019
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Birsa Agricultural University, Ranchi
Abstract
Bamboo handicraft business is one of the traditional practices carried out in the state of Jharkhand
providing tribal population a source of livelihood and income. Government of Jharkhand is creating
an institutional planning to fight against poverty through Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion
Society (JSLPS), enabling and empowering the poor to have access to better livelihood and help them
to improve their standards of living. The project of bamboo handicraft production and marketing is
undertaken by Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society aims to help the rural population by
providing training to bamboo handicraft artisans. The business is promoted by carrying out the
linkages activities which include to provide training, equipments and funds for production of the
bamboo handicrafts along with providing suitable information related to the quality of bamboo and
adequate market information and market for sale of their produce. In this background a study on
“Backward and Forward Linkages of Bamboo Handicrafts in Ormanjhi and Kanke Blocks of Ranchi
district” was conducted. The study was carried out in two villages namely Dahu and Sugnu of
Ormanjhi and Kanke blocks respectively as training have been provided by Jharkhand State
Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) to bamboo handicraft artisans under National Rural
Livelihood Mission (NRLM) project. A total of 50 artisans were selected from both the blocks.
Primary data were collected by the survey method using well structured, elaborate and pre-tested
schedule. The primary data related to problem associated with bamboo handicraft business, linkage
activities of bamboo handicraft and socio-economic status were collected. Secondary data related to
coverage blocks and villages of bamboo handicraft business were collected from Jharkhand State
Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS). The findings indicated that though the artisans had benefited by
the training and other facilities still the domestic bamboo industry is lagging behind due to a wide variety
of issues in its value chain. forward and backward linkage and promotion of location specific
demand with high efficiency needs to be addressed. With suitable modifications, this intervention
could be out scaled for larger benefit of the society.
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STUDY ON BACKWARD AND FORWARD LINKAGES OF BAMBOO
HANDICRAFTS IN ORMANJHI AND KANKE BLOCKS OF RANCHI
DISTRICT