𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐨𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐨, 𝐃𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐉𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐀𝐀𝐑𝐂 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧

The Conference on 𝑪𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒏 ‘𝑱𝒖𝒔𝒕 𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝑵𝒆𝒕 𝒁𝒆𝒓𝒐—𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑩𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒐 𝒊𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑺𝑨𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝑹𝒆𝒈𝒊𝒐𝒏,’ held on December 16th and 17th in New Delhi, India, brought together experts and stakeholders across South Asia.

The project team of Tarayana’s SDF project, including one of the rural artisans, Pema Dupjur, from Mewangang village, Goshing gewog under Zemgang, attended the conference on behalf of the Foundation.

Key takeaways from the conference:

𝑩𝒂𝒎𝒃𝒐𝒐’𝒔 𝑹𝒐𝒍𝒆 𝒊𝒏 𝑺𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒃𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚: Its fast growth cycle and carbon sequestration potential make it a game-changer for Net Zero goals.

𝑬𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒐𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝑶𝒑𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒖𝒏𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒆𝒔: Bamboo creates jobs, promotes rural development, and strengthens value chains across the SAARC region.

𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒄𝒚 & 𝑰𝒏𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏: Panel discussions stressed government support, policy alignment, farmer incentives, and advanced processing technologies.

Each SAARC country shared its best practices, project outcomes, and roadmaps for scaling bamboo’s impact.

This event was organized by the Foundation for MSME Clusters, India, and it is a part of the project Promoting Integrated Bamboo-Based Enterprise Development among SAARC Countries with support from the 𝑺𝑨𝑨𝑹𝑪 𝑫𝒆𝒗𝒆𝒍𝒐𝒑𝒎𝒆𝒏𝒕 𝑭𝒖𝒏𝒅 (𝑺𝑫𝑭).

Together, we’re building a sustainable, inclusive future for all.