About

Dr. Oinam Santosh is from Manipur, North-East state of India with a rich bamboo culture and a huge bamboo resource utilized in food, construction and many religious occasions. He has been actively involved with the World Bamboo Organization since 2019. He is also a World Bamboo Ambassador from India and a recipient of Ned Jaquith Foundation, USA working on the “Exploratory Study on the Traditional Knowledge of Bamboo Shoot Processing and Consumption in different States of North East India”. He has done his Ph.D. under the supervision of Professor Nirmala Chongtham, Department of Botany at Panjab University, Chandigarh working on the “Evaluation of bamboo shoots for fortification and production of novel food products”. He has more than 30 national and international publications regarding bamboo shoot nutrition, processing and health benefits. He has also attended and delivered lectures in many national and international forums like the National University of Costa Rica, Mexico and Vietnam.