Odisha:Mayurbhanj bamboo farmer receives national Praman certification under IFWCS

Bhubaneswar, Sep 29 (UNI) Odisha's bamboo sector has received national recognition with a bamboo farmer from Mayurbhanj district being awarded the PRAMAAN Certificate under the Indian Forest & Wood Certification Scheme (IFWCS). The certification has been granted under the Trees Outside Forests Management and Chain of Custody (TOFM-CoC) scope, covering a certified area of 14.03 hectares spread across four plots in Gobardhansul and Ranibhol in Mayurbhanj district. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav presented the certificate in the presence of MoEFCC Secretary Tanmay Kumar, Director General of Forests Sushil Kumar Awasthi and other senior officials. Gobinda…