SANDAL WOOD PLANTATION AS HORTICULTURE CROP

INTRODUCTION

Chandan is known all over the world East Indian sandal wood and is prized for its quality of oil and heart wood. chandan is also considered as medicinal plant and is used on large scale in the manufacture of Ayurvadic medicines. National Medicinal Plant Board, govt. of India had recognized as a Medicinal and Aromatic plant. This is endangered species too sandal wood is an evergreen tree attaining a Height of 12 to 15 meter and girth of 100 to 200 csm.

PROSPECT = Plantations of sandalwood should thentfore be a profitable invetment if managed Properly.The Prospects of the plantation of Sandalwood plants is BitiGHT 100% PROFITABLE INVESTMENT,SAVE THE Future Also Guaranteed. Due to the National & international market demand every where all as the Worlds market demands.

DEMAND = Demand Of sandal wood products or Raw material very high, Demand and Supply graph is very low demand Of the Sandalwood product Since from the bath of Humajn being and still day by day incresing but according to the demand supply is very low.

MARKET / TRADE = easy market in India Or WOrlD market by the help of any ADD FORUM. India accounts for some 90% of sandal oil production in the world. Sandalwood has a fairly wide distribution, but Mysore in India is the centre of supply. Here 75% of the best quality, most aromatic timber is obtained.

LArge scale private cultivators individual growers commernal propagators and cultivators have taken up development of Sandalwood pLantatioin on a large scale. Now a days Nationalised Banks and co - op banks are financing the Sandal wood plantation projects.

The Sandalwood culttvation has attained industrial proportions in India. Citing few instances of large scale industrial cultivation. Sandalwood fetches good price in the overseas and domestic markets. This has spurred a new economic activity of cultivation as well as processing and value addition to Sandalwood.

The question arises why should we plant sandalwood?

To answer, sandal wood and its products are one of the finest perfumery materials since ages. The demand for the natural srighandha is increasing faster than of supply. Because of scarcity and supply industries are constrained to use alternates similar to Indian sandal wood, imported from different countries. Sandalwood (chandan) and its products find use form cradle to cremation in human life. Even in temples imported chandan, is used as to give Prasadam°, Sandal wood oil, because of it unique chemical and physical properties it has acquired a special place in aroma therapy medicine, perfumery, agarbati soaps and Detergent, pharmaceutical, Cosmetic and allied industries.

Santalum Album fine (sandal wood) is commonly known as chandan, Srigandha,. Naturally grown sandal wood can find in Karnataka. Tamilnadu,Andra,Kerala, Maharashtra and Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and u.P Manjapura and in some other states.

A Large Number of farmer and indnidnals with large land holdings have taken up commercial plantations in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Andhra radesh and Rajasthan. Presently, there is no natural regeneration of sandalwood trees in the Madhya Pradesh.

Sandalwood trees were the property of the Government for years, but now the rule has changed. Sandalwood tree grown in a specific land is the property of the owner of the land. Hence, anybody can grow sandalwood without any apprehensions. The government is also giving subsidy to grow sandalwood through State Medicinal Plants Authority and Horticulture Department.

At breast height. It as semi- root parasite plant found in association with other Plants There is many varieties' in sandal wood the best variety is known to till (Santalum Album line.

SOIL / CLIMATE =Different Kinds of soil kike as Sandy Clay /Later tic clay / Loamy, Black Cotton, Even poor and rocky Soils can support Sandal. Also Sandal can grown prominentry in arid parched land.(Avoid water logging Zone} .

P.H = 6.00-8.00 ph.

RAIN FALL = Average Rain fall 800m. Moderate rain fall 900-1200m.

TEMPERATURE = 5 deg cent to 45 deg cent.

Some other Australian varieties of sandal wood known as

1. Fusanees Spicatum

2. Fusanees accuminota syn ( Encary accminota)

3. Santalum. Lance datum

4. Santalum austo Caledomicam, has less scented heart wood and oil

In other countries like

Africa: Osyris Tenuifolia

Fiji: Santalum Yassi

Madagaskar jagga wood

West India: Amyris balsemiferal

But all of the above plants are not a competitive for Indian sandalwood.

The indian sandal wood Chandan is in two different colors.white and red

Legal Aspects : The govt. of Gujarat Forest Department GR Dated 17t" march. 2003 "Every occupant or holder of land shall be legally entitled to sandal wood tree in his land'

Sandalwood Subsidy GR - Maharashtra Government (aayush )Dated 6 January 2015

GOVT SUBSIDY: National medicinal plants board (Dept. of I.S.M&H.) Govt of India giving subsidy as per OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES to sandal wood cultivators.

LOAN FACILITIES: Nationalized Bank and co - op banks are financing the sandal wood plantation projects.

INFORMATION & DETAILS FOR SANDALWOOD PLANTATION

Organic Farming of Sardal wood cultivation:

Sandal wood can be grown in variety of soil and ranging different climatic condition and temperature, not restricted to any region or area. The plantation grown Sandal wood with intensive cultivation in organic. Manner gives good result than the natural once. The naturally grown chandan tree requires more thar 30 years for harvesting, where as invasively cultivated plants starts formation. Of scented heart wood around :15 to 30 kgs. With the width of 30 cm and 65 cm. in 10 to 15 years. These results are based on the actual existing plantation in nearby places.

The management practices, irrigation, fertilization, soil working, drainage Inducing stress and manipulation in Hosteria are the main criteria for the early growth. Yearly growth around 2cm to 5cm. it is clear that sandal wood prefers a well drained, moderately fertile land and the heart wood oil content in the wood seem to be better under drier conditions.

SAPLLIRGS FOR PLANTAHON

Collected seed from August to march with identified seed collecting area of the age between 15 to 25 years plants, dries and treated seeds used for sowing by indigiones or scientific method, Well developed healthy seedlings of 6 to 8 months old is ideal for planting in the farm. July to September is right time for planting.

COSTING AND PROFIT

Sandalwood is a semi root parasite plant. To grow well it will depend on a host plant. In the beginning we well provide Toordal.

In one acer land total plants be around 450. The distance from plant to plant is 10 ft (10*10). The pits size 45cm *45cm *45cm. Water should not stagnate in pit. In summer we should provide water twice a week (2 Liters each plant) and bio-fertilizer, weeding is necessary. After 3 to 4 years of cultivation it will starts flowering, by that time the formation of heat wood take place. After 12 years each plant may yield almost 15 to 30kg of heart wood I.e., depend upon the growth of the tree. If we cultivate properly by 12 years the girth may each year the growth will be 5 cm

THE COSTING PER ACRE

Plant RS.250 (vari)*450= 112500.00

Host plants RS. 50*450= 22500.00

Planting cost (Including soiworkings,Pits@5/=each RS.22500.00)

Cost of drip irrigation RS. 105000.00

Fencing Rs. 42000.00

Annual weeding & soil working for 8 years (Rs.10000*8)= 80000.00

Irrigation (R5.10000*8) =80000.00

Fertilization (Rs.10000*8) =80000.00

Security & vigilance (Rs. 120000/-per year) for 8 years Rs. 960000.00

Total Exp. Rs.1504500.00

SANDALWOOD HEART WOOD EXPECTED YIELD  AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER TAKING 30% AS MORALITES, THEFTS ETC.

No of sandalwood trees eligible for extraction 305

Quantity of heart wood expected per tree- 15 kgs   4575 kgs

After 3 to 5 years sandalwood   sticks selling income

 per year 1,00,000 *5=  500000

 

Average cost of sandalwood heart wood (Rs.6000/kg Rs. 2, 74,50,000)

Total Expenditure incurred per acre Rs. 15,04,500

Land & other infrastructures per acre Rs. 9,45,500

 

NET PROFIT WOULD BE MORE THAN Rs 2, 55, 00,000/Acre (Approx.)