Industree Foundation Secures India's First FSC® Forest Management Certification for Smallholder Bamboo Farmers, Opening Doors to Global Markets
Jun 08, 2026
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], June 8: In a landmark moment for India's rural economy, Industree Foundation has become the first organisation in the country to secure Forest Stewardship Council (FSC®) Forest Management Certification for privately owned bamboo plantations managed by smallholder farmers. Awarded by SCS Global Services, the certification covers 6,671 small and marginal women farmers across 1,112.9 hectares spanning Shivamogga, Hassan, and Chikmagalur in Karnataka, many cultivating bamboo on fragmented, barren, and distributed plots as small as one-third of an acre.
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