With a view to develop a strategic plan for overall bamboo sector development in Nepal, the national roadmap has been prepared. It provides a comprehensive picture of the status of bamboo sector in Nepal, including distribution, cultivation and management, market trend and opportunities, role in ecosystem restoration and inclusive development. It is envisaged that the implementation of roadmap will contribute towards strengthening institutional capacity, green, inclusive and resilient development, and ecosystem restoration.
The national roadmap has the vision of: “A bamboo-based economic sector is developed that provides sustainable income and employment opportunities to local people thereby contributing towards ecosystem restoration, green, resilient and inclusive development“. Four strategic pillars have been proposed in the roadmap to translate the vision into practice: a) policy and institutional framework, b) resilient and inclusive development, c) business development, and d) ecosystem restoration. The interventions proposed in the roadmap will be implemented through the involvement of concerned state and non-state actors. The roadmap will assist policymakers, planners, and practitioners in overall bamboo sector development in Nepal.
