Awareness Course on Bamboo

1.	Introduction

2.	Bamboo as a natural resource

3.	Different types of Bamboo and commercial species

4.	Properties of different bamboo species

5.	Bamboo through civilization and traditional uses

6.	Environment aspects of bamboo

7.	Employment opportunities in Bamboo

8.	Bamboo as Timber substitute

9.	Silviculture of Bamboo

10.	Bamboo products

11.	Geographical distribution of bamboo

12.	Market potential

13.	Bamboo for housing

14.	Bamboo and Industry

15.	Success stories of use of Bamboo

16.	Bamboo and Entrepreneurship

17.	Vision and future policy regarding bamboo

18.    cutting technologies for bamboos