The Workshop

World Bamboo Workshop is an annual event organized by World Bamboo Organization (WBO), every year with an objective to spread the traditional use and application of bamboo of a particular place or region of the world and at the same time bring all the scientific, technical and traditional knowledge available around the world in bamboo at that particular place.

This time Manipur, a North-Eastern State of India will be holding this mega event from February 4th to 8th, 2019. Manipur, the “Jewel of India” as quoted by the first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru and also a bamboo paradise is the best place for this mega event in bamboo.

It is one of the richest state of India in bamboo diversity and distribution as well as in use and application of it in daily life and is very deeply interwoven with the culture, religious ceremonies and rituals, economy and commerce of the people.

This is the third workshop in the series after the first held at Mexico in 2017, second in Peru in 2018. The five days event at Imphal will have lectures, hands-on training, exhibitions, cultural shows, and more on bamboo. Participants from more than 20 countries are expected to join the workshop.

Why Attend World Bamboo Workshop?

The World Bamboo Workshop is a unique event international in nature, with speakers and trainers from all over the world, specialized in bamboo in the sector of forestry, management, landscaping, construction, nutrition, preservation, art, handicrafts and much more, the goal of this workshop is that all the attendees learn about bamboo and it benefits as an eco-friendly, highly renewable resource.

• +200 People from all over the world

• Learn and cook with Bamboo and discover its benefits to our health

• Build with your hands the 5 Bamboo Pavilions

• Learn with craftsmen to do wonderful things with Bamboo

• Visit the International Bamboo Expo

• Take one of the incredible tours to discover Manipur

• Be part of the largest bamboo workshop in history

Quality Time with Experts

You will be 5 Days with Experts from all over the world sharing their expertise with the participants through lectures and hands-on training.

Who Should Attend?

The World Bamboo Workshop is an open event to all people around the world wanting to learn and work with bamboo, There is no requirement to participate in this event.
Also, this workshop is a networking event where people working in bamboo meets each other.