The presentation highlights few innovative use of bamboo in poultry farming in North east India

1. Scouting, Documentation and
Standardization of Bamboo use in
Poultry Farming
Dr.M.Islam Barbaruah
FARMER
( Fellowship for Agri Resource Management and
Entrepreneurship Research )

2. The Project Components
 Scouting & Documentation
 Consultation & Knowledge sharing –Building
Capacity to Innovate
 Participatory design development & Suitable
Bamboo Treatment Methods
 Prototype Development & Testing at farmers
place.
 Cost Analysis & Value Comparison
 Design / Process standardization
 Commercialization

3. Some of the scouted grassroot uses…

4. Cage at Innovators place – California Type

5. Cage at Innovators place – Battery Type

7. Rearing of Broilers in Bamboo raised Floor

10. Live bird Carrying

11. Basket for carrying Day Old Chicks

12. Bamboo Chick guard

13. Activities till now….
Orientation for Participatory
Prototype development
Experimenting with bamboo
treatment / cleaning method

14. Activities till now….
Training on Use of Modern Tools
Web based Knowledge Sharing

15. Activities till now after documentation….
Brainstorming on Possibilities
beyond scouted uses e.g. Bamboo
Egg Tray??, Bamboo brooders
Capturing innovative uses outside
the country & possible
technologies

16. The way ahead
 Scaling up of design, testing and value
comparisons involving experts from developed
belts
 Standardization of designs for mass production.
 Commercialization

17. farmerneindia@gmail.com