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AGARBATTI STICK PRODUCTION UNDER - Forest Management Project
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AGARBATTI STICK PRODUCTION UNDER - Forest Management Project
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Executive Summary

The Andhra Pradesh Community Forest Management (APCFM), implemented by the
Andhra Pradesh Forest Department with the support of the World Bank, is currently in its
second phase.
In 2005, the Forest Department had organized a workshop to explore the possibilities of
forest-based livelihood promotion activities. The International Network for Bamboo and Rattan
(INBAR), which attended the workshop, had presented the possible livelihood strategies
using bamboo as a resource, and in view of its expertise INBAR was requested to be part of the
Supervisory Mission of the project. The INBAR team had continued discussions with the Forest
Department officials and those specifically in charge of APCFM project.
In early February 2006, it was agreed that INBAR would document the bamboo-based
agarbatti production system in Mancherial, Kaghaznagar and Bellampally Mandals in Adilabad
District. The machines used in Vizianagaram also were to be assessed as part of technical
assessment of tools and machines used in the production of bamboo sticks for use in agarbatti
(incense stick or joss stick) in Andhra Pradesh.
The first part of this report traces the background and objectives of APCFM project, while
the second part deals with a technical assessment of the tools and machinery used in agarbatti
stick production.

Background

The Andhra Pradesh Forest Department (APFD) is taking support from the World Bank
to implement the second phase of Forest Management known as the Andhra Pradesh
Community Forest Management (APCFM) project. APFD had organized a workshop in 2005
to explore the possibilities of forest-based livelihood promotion activities. The International
Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), which attended the workshop, had presented the
possible livelihood strategies using bamboo as a resource, and in view of its expertise INBAR
was requested to be part of the Supervisory Mission of the project.

Profile of the target area and the beneficiary group

Andhra Pradesh accounts for 10% production of bamboo in India and it is spread over an
area of 7.4%. During the World Bank Mission in March 2005, it was decided to carry out a
comprehensive sector analysis and development of an action plan for harnessing bamboo under
the project. Though the production accounts for 10%, the diversity of bamboo species in Andhra
Pradesh is limited. The common species occurring in the forests of the state are Dendrocalamus
strictus, D. hamiltonii and Bambusa bambos.

Methodology

Under the APCFM Project, the Forest Department started production of bamboo agarbatti
sticks through the VSS members as a value addition activity. It has now become a family-based
cottage industry wherein mostly women are engaged to do the work utilising their leisure time.
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