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

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
ECONOMICS OF NON-TIMBER
FOREST PRODUCE
N. MUTHUVELAYUTHAM, THE COVENANT CENTRE FOR DEVELOPMENT, MADURAI, TAMIL NADU
S.
No
Crops
Botanical
Name
1 Teak wood Tectona
grandis
2 Sandal
Wood
Santalum
album
3 Mahogany Swietenia
mahagoni
4 Rose wood Dalbergia
latifolia
5 Malai
Vembu
6 Kumil Gmelina
arborea
7 Pooarasu Thespesia
populnea
8 Neer
Marudu
Sapling
per
Acre
Year
of
Harvest
30 20- 25
years
30 30 - 35
years
30 15 - 20
years
30 30 - 35
years
Melia dubia 30 7 - 8
years
Terminalia
arjuna
9 Neem Azadirachta
indica
30 10- 12
years
30 15 - 18
years
30 35 - 40
years
30 18 - 20
years
10 Ashoka Saraca asoca 30 No
felling
11 Fodder Trees 100 No
felling
Farm
Gate
Price
per Tree
(Rs)
Farm Gate
Price
per Acre
(Rs)
Bark
Harvest
after 5
Years -
Yield / Tree
in Kg
Income
Rs / Kg
Annual
Income
(Rs)
18,000 540,000 0 0 0
210,000 6,300,000 0 0 0
18,000 540,000 20 100 60,000
30,000 900,000 0 0 0
3,500 105,000 0 0 0
18,000 540,000 20 100 60,000
20,000 600,000 15 10 4,500
50,000 1,500,000 20 100 60,000
10,000 300,000 6 40 7,200
15 10 4,500
0 0 20 150 90,000
0 0 0 0 0
Total Insurance value created + Annual Income until harvest 11,325,000 286,200
Comparison of Income from Various Crops Suitable in the Flood Plain Areas
Sl.
No
Crop Name
Farm Gate Price
Rs / Kg
Avg Yield per Acre in
Tons / Year after Year 5
Income Slab per acre after 5
Years (Rs, lakhs)
1 Paddy Rs 19 to 25 3 tons 0.57 to 0.75 Lakhs
2 Banana Rs 16 12 tons 2 Lakhs
3 Turmeric Rs 80 2 tons 1.6 Lakhs
4 Sugarcane Rs 2.2 50 tons 1.1 Lakhs
Average Income of regular cash crops commonly grown
1 Mango Rs 15 to 30 5.0 to 15 tons 1.5 to 2.25 Lakhs
2 Pomegranate Rs 20 to 50 4.5 to 12 tons 2.25 to 4.8 Lakhs
Annexures
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