Lets make eco-friendly products fashion again. Bamboo bottles. Thanks to Dhritiman Borah from Assam who took it as a business model. Also they provide livelihood to numerous local community members. India has immense potential in it, especially north east. 
Bamboo is a forest product & India grows many species of it. The whole chain provides livelihood to people. From plantation, if taken up, to harvesting, selling & making product like these. Here one of our SHG. They harvest from forest & sell in market. All women SHG.
No only bamboo many simple products from forest provide livelihood to a lot of people. For example these ‘mala’ you must have seen in local fairs. They are made up of wood apple. Collected & made into products. Pics taken by me.
These are small family based units. But provide livelihood to so many families. In whole chain. So next time you see any forest product buy it. Few of our SHGs in same work. Pics taken by me during visits.
