Green Action Foundation is a bold initiative by Sujit Das, who has wide international experience in developmental activities and has in-depth expertise in harnessing the potential of bamboo, a form of natural resource with which Assam is bestowed with in abundance. GAF has been formally incorporated, complying with all statutory requirements. An ambitious Action Plan has been drawn up. It is expected that after the initial revving up on the runway, it will take off very soon as per its flight plan.
Bamboo, as a natural resource like many others, can be put to an immense lot of use. The number of products to which it can be converted into is indeed mindboggling. Ecologically, it is one of the safest products to meet human utilitarian use. Yet, except for the traditional, mostly handicraft, products, very little value addition or product substitution through bamboo has been achieved. This is mainly because an integrative and holistic approach towards harnessing our natural resources has never been taken. Matching the resource to the end products, untying the supply chain complexities and unravelling the perplexing marketing labyrinths require a scientific as well as analytic approach, which GAF hopes to provide, blazing a trail that would hopefully lead to a viable path towards socio-economic growth.

SHANTIKAM HAZARIKA