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Economics of carrying out plantation of bamboo: A case study on cultivation of Dendrocalamus asper.

Merino Century Laminating Co. Ltd., Village Achheja, P.O. Hapur – 245101. Distt. Ghaziabad (UP). Shri Prakash Lohia, Managing Director

Economy of Bamboo plantation : Agro Forestry model with vermicompost

Executive Summary:

There is an increasing thrust in applications of bamboo and concomitantly the requirement for quality bamboo is increasing. With support from the NMBA, some institutions have embarked upon plantation practices with more rewarding methodologies of cultivation. Merino Farm at Garh Mukteshwar in the Dist – Ghaziabad of Uttar Pradesh is one such agency which has carried out the Bamboo plantation activity in a scientific manner. The agency is in its seventh year of operation, and has come out with satisfactory performance results for bamboo plantation. The species undertaken by them is Dendrocalamus asper. The economy of its performance is presented herewith.

Economy of Bamboo plantation : Agro Forestry model with vermicompost at Merino Farm, Garh Mukteshwar, Dist – Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.

 

Year of plantation Oct – 2000
Species Dendrocalamus asper
Spacing from plant to plant 5m x 5m
Area of plantation 4 acres
No. of clumps 776
Exp incurred till date (including interest rate 15%) Rs. 192000

Harvesting Results

 

Some ratios

Year of Harvest

Jan-06

 

Per culm

Per clump

Per Acre

Per Kg

No. of culms

12274

 

 

16

3069

-

Wt. of culms

45856 Kgs

 

3.74

59.09

11464

-

Gross Revenue

Rs. 99614

 

8.12

128

24904

2.17

Harvesting Exp

Rs. 10528

 

0

0

0

0.23

Transportation

Rs. 5419

 

0

0

0

0.12

Total expenditure

Rs. 15947

 

1.30

21

3987

0.35

Net Revenue

Rs. 83667

 

6.82

108

20917

1.82

 

Vermicompost Total Per Acre
Total production 370 M.T./Yr 92.5 MT/year
Gross revenue 740000 185000 Rs/Year
Expenditure 488400 122100 Rs/Year
Net Revenue 251600 Rs/Yr 62900 Rs/Year

 

Net Results – Up to 6th Year Total Per Acre
Profit – Bamboo Rs. 83667 Rs. 20917
Profit – Vermi Rs. 251600 Rs. 62900
Total Rs. 335267 Rs. 83817
Less-Exp till date Rs. 192000 Rs. 48000
Net Profit Rs. 143267 Rs. 35817
Profit – 7th year onwards Total Per Acre
Rs. 335267 Rs. 83817

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