Introduction of Red R India and their role Sarbjit Red R India Involvement in HBP Overview of the HB consultative day in India Who attended Humanitarian Specialists Bamboo Specialists Red r support staff and HB P What we did Tour of Bamboo plantation Tour of Bamboo construction facilities Workshop What we achieved Bamboo Treatment Bamboo Harvesting Bamboo Construction What the group felt needed to happen going forward

Introduction of Red R India and their role

Sarbjit

Red R India

Involvement in HBP

Overview of the HB consultative day in India

Who attended

Humanitarian Specialists

Bamboo Specialists

Red r support staff and HB P

What we did

Tour of Bamboo plantation

Tour of Bamboo construction facilities

Workshop

What we achieved

Bamboo Treatment

Bamboo Harvesting

Bamboo Construction

What the group felt needed to happen going forward

Background of: Sarbjit, Director The Organisation Involvement in Bamboo Project

Background of:

Sarbjit, Director

The Organisation

Involvement in Bamboo Project

Participants The day included representation from Bamboo experts Humanitarian professionals HB project support staff (Red R India and Dave Name Organisation Email Contact number Dave Hodgkin humanitarianbamboo.org [email_address] +62 81392099666 Sarbjit Singh RedR [email_address] +91 9822652075 Charudatta Pendse RedR [email_address] +91 9325512342 Mandar Vaidya RedR [email_address] +91 9422942197 Siddheshwar Mahesh ARTI [email_address] +91 243903488/24392284 Enamul Hoque Oxfam [email_address] +91 9899978922 Narendra J. Zende ARTI Phattan [email_address] [email_address] +91 2166 225200/249874 Shrinivas Khare S B Fibres [email_address] +91 9422350590 Meenu Manjal RedR [email_address] +91 9975268351 Esther Shaylor [email_address] Pradeep Bhaward [email_address] +91 9998673316 Sujata Kodag RedR [email_address] +91 9822290761 Praveen Kumar Pawar RedR [email_address] +91 9423568721 Loren Lockwood Caritas Swiss [email_address] +62 81533101593

Participants

The day included representation from

Bamboo experts

Humanitarian professionals

HB project support staff (Red R India and Dave

Travel to location above Pune Visit to: Bamboo plantation Bamboo product workshop Primary school built from bamboo composite materials Discussion and workshop

Travel to location above Pune

Visit to:

Bamboo plantation

Bamboo product workshop

Primary school built from bamboo composite materials

Discussion and workshop

School built with composite bamboo roof trusses and posts

Bamboo Plantation

Bamboo composite factory and research facility

In-depth discussion and notes on: Treatment systems Harvesting Jointing systems

In-depth discussion and notes on:

Treatment systems

Harvesting

Jointing systems

Bamboo treatment discussion Is treatment always required? Emergency use, No Transitional uses, Maybe Permanent uses, Yes If required what treatment is best? Depends on a wide range of factors, different treatment systems suit different applications

Bamboo treatment discussion

Is treatment always required?

Emergency use, No

Transitional uses, Maybe

Permanent uses, Yes

If required what treatment is best?

Depends on a wide range of factors, different treatment systems suit different applications

In an emergency, chopping the whole clump is acceptable Though best practice is clearly good clump management Good clump management greatly increases productivity Harvest as per harvest cycles chart, Only harvest culms over 2 yrs old and under 5yrs old, Thin out older culms take care with new shoot areas Harvest all culms, during dry season Harvest what ever you need when you need it Worst practice Best practice Clump decimation Bangladesh

In an emergency, chopping the whole clump is acceptable

Though best practice is clearly good clump management

Good clump management greatly increases productivity

Harvest as per harvest cycles chart,

Only harvest culms over 2 yrs old and under 5yrs old,

Thin out older culms

take care with new shoot areas

Harvest all culms, during dry season

Harvest what ever you need when you need it

First 3-5 months growth period Next 12 months Toughening period 2-5 years, harvesting period Beyond five years decaying 2 1 3 Life Cycle 4 Harvest during non-rainy/growth season Harvest at Dawn and Dusk when Sap levels are low, but visibility is sufficient Harvest when the moon is at its smallest, as this is a low sap time Harvest culms older than 2 years and less than 5 Rainy season Moon cycle Low sap period Daily Midnight 6pm 6am Midday Low sap period Low sap period

Harvest during non-rainy/growth season

Harvest at Dawn and Dusk when Sap levels are low, but visibility is sufficient

Harvest when the moon is at its smallest, as this is a low sap time

Harvest culms older than 2 years and less than 5

Bamboo Jointing discussion Nodal placement is much more critical than “fastening” choice All culms should have a node “after” or on the joint Traditional pegged and rattan structures suit small shelters, whilst bolts are best for large structures Local traditions should be encouraged and reinforced Adequate bracing is critical to joint strength Bolts Peg & Ratan Natural fibre rope Nylon rope Wire Nails Worst practice Best practice

Bamboo Jointing discussion

Nodal placement is much more critical than “fastening” choice

All culms should have a node “after” or on the joint

Traditional pegged and rattan structures suit small shelters, whilst bolts are best for large structures

Local traditions should be encouraged and reinforced

Adequate bracing is critical to joint strength