Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio held a meeting with Ambassador of Taiwan to India Chung Kwang Tien at Nagaland House, R.K. Puram, New Delhi, on Tuesday to seek cooperation from Taiwan for technical collaboration in the bamboo sector for value addition and its promotion in Nagaland.
The meeting discussed building a workable association by which Taiwan will help the bamboo industry in the state and the Northeast region. 
It was also proposed to establish an India-Taiwan Bamboo Technical Centre in Dimapur.
This pilot plant will be implemented by the Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) in association with Taiwan-based bamboo companies and experts in the areas of research and development, technology transfer, skill development, investments in bamboo sector and marketing.