Bamboo and Rattan/Rattan

Certificate Course in Rattan Use, Technologies and Enterprise Development
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Course-1: Rattan Resource Generation
Block-1: General Introduction (Dr. AL Lakshmana)


 * Unit-1: What is Rattan? Global Overview, Indian Scene


 * Unit -2: General characteristics of Rattan species


 * Unit -2a: Flowering and fruiting

Block-2: Rattan Species (Dr. K. Haridasan)


 * Unit-3: Region wise detail distribution of important commercial species, vernacular names, uses etc,

Block-3: Production of planting stock (Dr. C. Renuka, KFRI)
 * Unit-4: Detailed description and field identification characteristics.of different commercial species

Block-4: Cultivation practices (Dr. T.C Bhuyan)
 * Unit-5: Seed: collection, handling, processing and storage
 * Unit-6: Vegetative propagation methods: Conventional and Tissue Culture
 * Unit-7: Nursery Establishment and Management of Planting Stock
 * Unit-8: Plantation Establishment
 * Unit -9: Plantation Management

Block-5: Conservation and Management (Dr. AC Lakshmana/ Dr. R.C. Pandalai)
 * Unit-10: Harvesting Schedule


 * Unit-11: Conservation Strategies, Regeneration, Silviculture practices of selected species


 * Unit-11: Conservation, Management and Ecological aspects


 * Unit 12 Rattan: Ecological Aspects: Rattan for eco-friendly fencing, Forest symbosis and as an ecological indicator (Dr. C. Renuka, KFRI)

Course-2 : Rattan Processing & Protection
Block-1: Post Harvest Protection/Preservation (Dr. Dhamodaran, KFRI)
 * Unit-1: Harvesting, transport,processing and treatment


 * Unit-1: Harvesting, transport, Preservation Treatment: Storage, Prophylactic Treatment (GeneralPreservation and Specific Preservation)
 * Unit-2: Preservative Treatment: Natural durability, Agents of Degradation,Traditional & Non-Chemical Treatment Methods


 * Unit-3: Chemical Preservatives & Treatment Methods, Oil curing

Block-2: Primary Processing Dr. Dhamodaran, KFRI)
 * Unit-4: Introduction to rattan Processing Machines


 * Unit-5: Primary Processing, Sizing, Slivering, Splitting, furniture making


 * Unit-6: Residue Utilization & Management


 * Unit-7: Quality Control

Block-3: Properties & Utilization (Dr. Satish Kumar, Dehradun)


 * Unit-8: Properties (anatomical structure, physial properties, mechanical properties
 * Unit-9: Grading and Seasoning

Course-3 : Rattan Utilization
Block-1: Rattan for Food 


 * Unit-1: rattan Shoots, and Processing Techniques


 * Unit-4: Medicinal Uses of rattan

Block-2: Rattan for Traditional Industries


 * Unit-5: Handicrafts, 		Household Items, Furniture, etc.Susanth, NID

Block-3: Rattan for Contemporary Industries

Course-4: Rattan : Business and Enterprise Development
Block-1: Bamboo Products


 * Unit-1:Design & Development – their relevance (Ms. Rebecca Rubeans)


 * Unit-2: Market Opportunities and Development, Identification and Linkages (Mr. T.P. Subramony, Dr. I. Khurana, Mr. Manu Mayank)

Block-2: Information Sources (Mr. T.P. Subramony, Dr. I. Khurana, Mr. Manu Mayank) (Be given as a Handbook)


 * Unit-3: Sources of Information, Information Centres, Role of Different Agencies (K. Sankara Pillai, KFRI)


 * Unit-4:Funding Institutions, Financial assistance, Financial Agencies


 * Unit-5: Suppliers and Buyers

Block-3: Business Planning & Costing


 * Unit-6: Cost of Production, Detailed Project Proposal/Report (DPR)


 * Unit-7: Format of a Model Project Report


 * Unit-8: Micro Enterprise Development, How to start a small enterprise at home/village

Block -4: Organizations of Rattan (Mr. T.P. Subramony, Dr. I. Khurana, Mr. Manu Mayank) (Be given as a Handbook)


 * Unit-9: Organizations related to Rattan, their functions and responsibilities


 * Unit-10: International Organizations, their functions and responsibilities

Course-5: Field visit and Hands-on
 Pl. do fill this in: It cannot be identical to that of Bamboo 

Field visit to Rattan rich area (Natural / Plantation) with the object of:


 * Familiarization of different species and terminology used
 * Studying growth pattern of different species under different climate and management practices.
 * Performance of rattan in agro forestry and Silvi-horticultural models.