Assam Bio Refinery selects partner to develop bamboo supply chain with farmers

In India, Assam Bio Refinery that will produce ethanol from bamboo has selected the National Small Industries Corporation to facilitate the supply of bamboo from farmers to different chipping centers around the Northeast states of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya. NSIC will be responsible for developing the entrepreneurs that will be at the heart of the supply chain. More than 6,000 direct and indirect jobs are expected to be created by 2021 with that increasing to more than 15,000 by 2026.