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 Production Division

NTFP Research & Production Division

Value Addition & Marketing Division

Training & Extension Division

Staffing of NCE

Position Provision

as per MoD

Present

position

Remarks

Director (CCF/CF

or equivalent)

1 1

Dy Director (DCF

or equivalent)

1 1 One ACF level officer has joined

on 1 April 2015

DDO 0 1/2 Addl Director (NCE) has recently

been given additional charge.

Tech Chief Advisor

(Contractual)

1 1/2 Regional Dir (CFLE), ICFRE is

helping out.

AAO (SFR/ eq) 1 0

EDP Officer

(Contractual)

1 0

Supporting/

professional staff

To be

recruited

by the

‘Society’

15 (a) ACA(1), TA(1)- on contract;

(b) PS(1), Asstt(3), Driver(2),

Salesperson(1), Peon(3)- Casual

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)-

Sl Location IA

Funds

placed

(Rs lakh)

Achievements

1 Kaladhepa TBM 37.51 Multiple products with stick mats made. No of

artisans to be increased.

2 Nalchhar TBM 34.38 Building constructed. Trainings provided. Business

Plan for revival approved. Rs 9 lakh released.

3 Nagichhara TFDPC 62.00 Fusion products made. No of artisans to be

increased.

4 Chakmaghat HH&S 26.86 Buildings constructed. Needs optimum utilization of

building.

5 Takarjala HH&S 21.50

Building constructed. Agarbatti rolling going on. Jigat

being processed, handicrafts items made. Need

upscaling.

6 Machhmara DFO Kcp 50.00

Building constructed. Machinary installed, Electricity

connection obtained, Working Group formed, PPP

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

marketed (MT)

Value

(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

trainings

organized

No of

particip

ants

Subject

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.

A meeting with Folk Healers of Tripura to

prioritize medicinal plants for development

Future Plan • NTFP Policy- A draft has been prepared. We propose to organize a

national level workshop on NTFP and discuss and finalize it.

• Expansion of CCFCs for not only optimum utilization of facilities created, but also to augment it through sound cluster development methodology and utilization of funds available under various Scheme.

• Training on lean manufacturing at CCFC with the involvement of MSME DI.

• NTFP Radio- for dissemination of NTFP information.

• Development of model projects for rural entrepreneurs in NTFP.

• Exclusive website for NCE with digital herbarium posted and updated.

• Documentation project in collaboration with FRLHT and CFLE.

Future vision

• To become premier institution in NER in

providing NTFP-based services in next 5

years.

– MANJARI, to make it an All India forum and

enhance visibility.

– Providing market information.

– A2B (Artisan-to-Business) Portal. (Fabindia

Model).

– Skill development in NTFP management.

– Excellence in cluster development

methodology.

Future...

– Certification of planting material.

– Grading/ star rating of NTFP products.

– Look beyond Tripura & NER.

– Livelihood & forest based enterprises.

– Networking with national level institutions for

synergy.

– Revenue stream from paid service.

– Autonomous Society.

Thanks.