The Kendu Leaf Trade: Problems & Prospects in Orissa - Vasundhara

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Annexure-1 Gradation of Kendu Leaves as practiced currently in Orissa (as available from Orissa Forest Development Corporation) Grade Colour Texture I Green, lusturous Shinning greenish, grey Thin II Same as I grade Thin III greenish to greenish yellow, greenish gray Thin IV - S Same as Quality - III Thin to medium IV - M Same as quality- III Thin to medium IV Mixed Color leaves fit for manufacture of Bidi. Thick Grade Size and body condition I 22 cms. up in length and 8 cms. up in width; free from pubescence, mould, dirt, crack; pliable; midrib and veins not prominent; leaf blades not wavy. II 18 cms. up in length and 8 cms. up in width; rest all like I grade. III Leaves above 15 cms. length; may be little pubescent with slightly prominent veins; free from mould, dirt & other defects. Leaf blade may be slightly wavy which will not affect production of Bidi. IV - S 15 cms. up in length; pubescent; may contain mould cracks upto 10% of leaf area.; prominent midrib and veins; leaf blade may be wavy. IV - M 12 cms.up in length. Others same as IV - S. IV Mixed sized and shape, hairy , velvety with prominent veins; uneven surface; mould or blemishes or holes together not exceeding 20% of the leaf area. Grade Remarks I Should not include immature leaves. The bundle may contain upto 20% of II grade leaves. II Should not include immature leaves. The bundle may contain upto 10% of III grade leaves. III Bundle may contain upto 10% of quality IV- S. IV - S Bundles may contain upto 10% grade IV -M leaves. IV - M Bundle may contain upto 10% of quality IV and contain slightly immature leaves. IV May contain upto 10% below specification leaves fit for making one Bidi. There may be further two grades as under. M – 1 Mixture of leaves of I & II grades in the proportion of 1 : 1. M – III mixture of leaves of III & IV- S grades in the proportion of 1 : 1. NB – Leaf length is to be calculated from the starting of leaf area and not from petiole. 51
Year Annexure-2 Production, delivery and sale of KL in Orissa KL production in lakh quintals Delivery in lakh quintals Sold in lakh quintals 1973-74 3.52 3.52 3.5 1974-75 3.39 3.39 3.37 1975-76 3.98 3.97 3.93 1976-77 4.13 4.13 4.1 1977-78 3.99 3.99 3.95 1978-79 3.83 3.82 3.75 1979-80 4.08 4.08 4.07 1980-81 3.08 3.08 3.07 1981-82 3.02 3.01 2.98 1982-83 2.95 2.94 2.92 1983-84 3.42 3.41 3.39 1984-85 3.94 3.91 3.9 1993-94 4.98 3.75 4.99 1994-95 4.91 4.07 4.91 1995-96 3.86 3.07 4.07 1996-97 5.15 2.98 4.68 1997-98 4.95 2.92 3.96 1998-99 3.91 4 3.77 1999-2000 4.7 4.6 4.03 2000-01 5.19 5.54 5.33 2001-02 4.07 4.42 5.45 2002-03 4.6 4.6 5.31 2003-04 4.77 4.51 4.38 2004-05 4.54 4.54 3.88 (source: OFDC; KL wing; and Mallik, undated) Annexure-3 Average cost of production versus av. sale price of KL Year Average cost of production/quintal in rupees Average sale price/quintal in rupees 1973-74 135.98 248.88 1974-75 145.89 258.31 1975-76 149.97 262.41 1976-77 150.59 275.8 1977-78 151.02 315.48 1978-79 172.19 339.27 Year Av. cost of production/quintal in rupees Average sale price/quintal in rupees 2000-01 2080.46 3443.97 2001-02 2455.56 3365.1 2002-03 2559.99 3831.91 2003-04 2609.57 3330.57 2004-05 2551.68 3414.34 2005-06 2728.17 2999.79 [source: Mallik, undated; KL wing; and OFDC(av. sale price for 2000-01 to 2005-06 calculated from the sale value and sale quantity] 52
Page 1 and 2: The Kendu Leaf Trade: Problems & Pr
Page 3 and 4: A keri of kendu leaves. The colour(
Page 5 and 6: Contents Kendu leaf: an introductio
Page 7 and 8: List of annexure 1. Gradation of Ke
Page 9 and 10: The Kendu Leaf Trade: Problems & Pr
Page 11 and 12: 4.Livelihood dependency of KL pluck
Page 13 and 14: The cost of processing is compensat
Page 15 and 16: Chart-1 Forms of tobacco consumptio
Page 17 and 18: manufactured in coastal Orissa . M.
Page 19 and 20: One can further see from the two fo
Page 21 and 22: 7.Implications of the crisis: While
Page 23 and 24: Chart-8 Bidi production by M/S. Cee
Page 25 and 26: Chart-12 Total production of bidi b
Page 27 and 28: production accounts for less than 1
Page 29 and 30: • There is a bumper crop. • The
Page 31 and 32: This is obviously because Orissa ha
Page 33 and 34: The Orissa Kendu Leaves Purchasers
Page 35 and 36: Total export to SL & Pak. and the s
Page 37 and 38: In Kadamdihi phadi under Kadamdihi
Page 39 and 40: manufacturers prefer bundles of les
Page 41 and 42: feeling in bidi smoking. And this h
Page 43 and 44: 9..3..2: Non-smoking utilities: It
Page 45 and 46: increased target for phal productio
Page 47 and 48: of this kind has been done in many
Page 49 and 50: though the intention behind such re
Page 51: ANNEXURE 50
Page 55 and 56: Year Annexure-6 Sale value of KL To
Page 57 and 58: Annexure-10 Export of KL by Nationa
Page 59 and 60: Annexure-13 Qualitative production
Page 61 and 62: concurrent lease has not been grant
Page 63 and 64: Annexure-19 Media’s concern over
Page 65 and 66: Annexure-21 Concern over the implic
Page 67 and 68: Annexure-23 Media concern over the
Page 69 and 70: Annexure-25 Media concern over the
Page 71 and 72: (Note: The above matter was publish
Page 73 and 74: Annexure-27(contd.) Letter of M/S.

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