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

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<strong>Revitalization</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Rivers</strong> In <strong>India</strong><br />

<strong>Draft</strong> <strong>Policy</strong> Recommendation<br />

TABLE 1: AREA UNDER TRADITIONAL AND COMMERCIAL AGROFORESTRY<br />

SYSTEMS IN INDIA<br />

Type <strong>of</strong><br />

agr<strong>of</strong>orestry<br />

system<br />

State Area (‘000 ha) Species<br />

Traditional<br />

agr<strong>of</strong>orestry<br />

Alder-cardamom North East <strong>India</strong> 34 Alnus nepalensis<br />

Kangayam<br />

agr<strong>of</strong>orestry<br />

Tamil Nadu 384 Acacia leucophloea<br />

Homegardens Kerala 1330 Mixed tree species<br />

Khejri-based<br />

agr<strong>of</strong>orestry<br />

Rajasthan 1586 Prosopis c<strong>in</strong>eraria<br />

Commercial<br />

agr<strong>of</strong>orestry<br />

Pulpwood<br />

agr<strong>of</strong>orestry<br />

(paper)<br />

Timber-based<br />

agr<strong>of</strong>orestry<br />

(furniture)<br />

Willow-based<br />

agr<strong>of</strong>orestry (bat<br />

<strong>in</strong>dustry)<br />

Punjab, Haryana,<br />

Uttar Pradesh,<br />

Andhra Pradesh,<br />

Gujarat and Tamil<br />

Nadu<br />

Kerala,<br />

Maharashtra, Tamil<br />

Nadu and Madhya<br />

Pradesh<br />

Jammu and<br />

Kashmir,<br />

Himachal Pradesh,<br />

Uttarakhand<br />

657 Eucalyptus, poplar,<br />

casuar<strong>in</strong>a and subabul<br />

(Acacia nilotica)<br />

1700 Tectonia grandis<br />

137 Salix species<br />

Source: Chavan et al. (2015)<br />

Annexures<br />

513

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