5-day training prog on bamboo products ends
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, January 20 2024:
A 5-day-long awareness cum training programme on "Natural Packaging for Agriculture and Horticulture Organic Products from Bamboo," which was jointly organised by South Asia Bamboo Foundation (SAbF) and Manipur State Rural Livelihood Mission (MSRLM) concluded at Bamboo Complex, Par-soi-1, here, on Saturday The training programme included both technical & practical sessions conducted by experts from BCDI c/o NECTAR, who demonstrated bamboo treatment and processing.
The trainees also performed various processes during this training programme.
A virtual presentation on bamboo packaging design was also presented by Bamboo Centre, NID, Bangalore in-charge CS Sushant while IIP, Kolkata regional director Bidhan Das imparted knowledge on various aspects of commercial packaging with bamboo as a biodegradable alternative.
A total of 31 trainees were divided into five different groups where each group was assigned with three to four product designs.
More than twenty product designs were produced during this training course.
As part of the valedictory function, certificates were distributed to the participants.