Revitalization of Rivers in India Draft Policy - Isha Guru Jaggi Vasudev

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
to the Rs. 3.2 lakh for the inorganic fruit crop scenario (See Tables 9 and 12). So it is
evident that moving to organic fruit crops is hugely beneficial to the farmer in the
long-term.
It is also pertinent to note that in the case of organic multi-crops, it is likely
that the livelihood subsidy that the government would need to provide would
come down in both quantum and duration. We would probably need a subsidy for
only two years and not three. The quantum would also come down substantially
for the second year – needing about Rs. 75,000 in Year 1 (just as in the inorganic
fruit scenario), but much lower in Year 2 – Rs. 55,000 (as compared to Rs. 75,000
in the inorganic fruit scenario). (See Tables 10 and 13)
TABLE 12: ORGANIC MULTI-FRUIT CROP MODEL WITHOUT LIVELIHOOD SUBSIDY
Mango + Guava + Pomegranate:
Organic farming, without establishment costs, without livelihood subsidy
Variety Mango Guava Pomegranate
Trees per
Acre
32 75 285
Years Return per Crop per Year Total (Rs)
Expenses per
Annum (Rs)
Net Income
1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 0 13200 27588 40788 20401 20387
3 0 59400 112860 172260 20401 151859
4 21120 99000 235752 355872 38429 317443
5 46464 127050 313500 487014 40225 446789
6 76032 158400 413820 648252 42111 606141
7 140800 158400 413820 713020 44092 668928
8 186120 142560 372438 701118 46172 654946
9 281600 128304 335194 745098 48356 696742
10 387200 115473.6 301675 804349 50649 753700
Total 1139336 1001788 2526647 4667771 350836 4316935
Note
1.Expenses per acre with drip will go up by 5% each year starting from Year 5;
certification Cost: Rs. 2500 pa
2. Internal rate of return: 41%
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