Bamboo Gets Farmer-Friendly

But the non-notification of this change by the state government, the absence, until recently, of an audit of the central funds received, and the lack of interest among the farming community in Goa, has led to a threat of the state receiving no additional funding, say state officials.

In January this year, union environment minister Jairam Ramesh put an end to a long-standing debate on the classification of bamboo by changing its status from a tree to a grass. Read the full report here.

Source: Karsten Miranda, Times News Network, Panaji.