CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Bamboo rice has shown up in Odisha nearly after four decades. Odisha had last witnessed Bamboo rice in 1979. The Forest Authorities of Chandaka-Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary in Cuttack district have opened up the gates for the forest dwellers to collect the Bamboo rice. The rare rice grows out of a dying bamboo shoot.

Detailed explanation-2: -Odisha is among the states known for a wide variety of rice, the staple food of eastern and north-eastern India and beyond. But this variety can be called unique even by Odisha’s standards - the bamboo rice, which grows only twice or thrice in a century. And it is being harvested now.

Detailed explanation-3: -Bamboo Rice- Unfolding its Story It is said that the bamboo rice harvesting is a major source of income for the tribal communities living in the interiors of Wayanad Sanctuary in Kerala. The sanctuary makes a rich habitat to bamboo groves, where many small tribal communities still bide.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bamboo rice is actually the seed that is produced by a flowering bamboo at the end of its life span. It is considered to be a forest produce and in most places only the local tribals are given access and allowed to collect these seeds. Given the height and thorniness of the bamboo,this is no ordinary rice harvest!

Detailed explanation-5: -Bamboo Rice, also known as Mulayari is actually the seed of a dying bamboo shoot that is produced at the end of its life span. According to research, it is an important and major source of income for tribals living in the forests.