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

Revitalization of Rivers In India
Draft Policy Recommendation
earnings from fodder which also has not been accounted for.The earnings from
possible intercropping in the first few years is also not included.
The indirect benefits such as enhancement of soil fertility, recharging of ground
water, improvement in microclimate, lesser spread in pests and diseases outbreak
and lesser risk due to fluctuation of prices of produce etc are also to be
weighed positively in this multi fruit –crop model.
7.3 COMPARISON OF MULTI-FRUIT CROP EARNING MODEL WITH SINGLE
CROP MODEL
It is pertinent to compare the enhanced earnings that result from using a multicrop
model of mango + guava + pomegranate, or as mango + guava + amla ,
compared to say mango itself. With just one crop (mango), though the income
start accruing from 4 th year onwards, break even starts only in 9 th year but in multi
crop model , the break even starts early ( 5th year to 7 th year itlelf depending on
the model ) .The advantage of mango + guava + amla model is its long economic
period vis a vis mango + guava + pomegranate model wherein after 10 th year or 15 th
year , pomegranate plantation may require replanting or rejuvenation due to build
up of soil biotic factors causing pomegranate to decline.. Hence,both the models
are practical, depending upon the situation and economic background of the
farmers, suitable model can be adopted.
7.4. COMPARISON OF MULTI--FRUIT CROP EARNING MODEL WITH FIELD
CROPS
According to the Centre for Agricultural and Rural Development Studies,Tamil
Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore, in the riverside based field, the crops
like paddy, sugarcane and banana are generally grown but the annual income
realised by the growers per acre in these crops stand around, Rs.50,000( 2 crops /
year ) , Rs.65,000 and Rs.85,000 respectively ( Annexure –II ) .However, in the
fruit based multi-crop model, the average net income per year is Rs. Rs1.50-1.54
Lakhs per annum which is nearly double to that of field crops. This kind of model
thus meets the government’s aim of doubling the Farmers income. The benefits of
multi-crop model in sustaining the fertility of the soil are tremendous as against
the field crop which is known to mine the mineral nutrients greatly.By following
Annexures
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