Teak Farming
Teak Farming
Teak Farming
CHALLENGES AND
OPPORTUNITIES
by
Dr. S. JOHN JOSEPH, IFS
PCCF, Tamil Nadu (Retd.)
Chairman, SSFRDT Chennai
1990
Products
2000
Units
Demand
Short fall
Demand
Short fall
1. Industrial wood
m cum
28.22
4.8
40.39
15.9
2. Round wood
m cum
272.61
1.2
335.15
5.3
m cum
22.37
6.3
34.30
20.5
4. Sawn wood
m cum
24.28
11.6
53.60
40.1
Year of
Planting
1997
Natham,
Dindigul
average
Sivasankar
Nedunzhian
Anbalagan
Area
3 as
(900 plants per acre)
3 as
(3000 trees per
acre)
Rotation
20 yrs
20 yrs
20 yrs
Expenditure
Rs. 26,900
Yd
4500 cft
Not Known
Not Known
Net profit
Nature of crops
Net Income
NPV
BC ratio per
1.
Acacia
Reinfed (W)
3,083.75
6,581.15
2.51
2.
Albizia
-do-
4,804.53
6,601.43
1.98
3.
Prosopis
-do-
6,307.20
14,775.12
3.87
4.
Kapok
-do-
2,241.00
5,844.98
2.63
5.
Kapok
Irrigated (W)
8,272.00
22,870.18
2.74
6.
Eucallyptus
-do-
6,689.60
23,711.00
3.64
7.
Casuarina
-do-
23,151.65
46,303.00
7.55
8.
Casuarina
-do- (a)
16,398.08
39,096.95
3.09
9.
TEAK
-do- (W)
14,800.00
31,595.75
3.54
10.
TEAK
-do- (a)
16,673.88
45,630.87
2.37
Index
Teak (Rs.)
Silk cotton
(Rs.)
Karuvel
(Rs.)
1.
10,716
7,218
2,633
2.
30,543
26,802
6,225
3.
3.08
4.10
2.21
Average farm
size (acres)
Av. Teak
cultivation
area (acres)
92
(21.6)
4.0
1.0 (24.9)
Marginal farmer s
(5-10)
139
(32.8)
8.1
1.4 (16.8)
194
(45.6)
21.1
1.8 (8.7)
Foresters
are not really in touch with the banking sector for
promoting credit. This needs redressal and it is
necessary that the Foresters participate in banking
related meetings and upgrade the bankers
knowledge on the opportunities in this sector.
Year
1980
1990
3380
113527
2000
4246
142641
140000
120000
100000
80000
60000
40000
20000
0
1980
1990
Years
2000
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
C R Ranganathan Helical Drrog
Experience
TN MTP Experience
Canal Bund Work
Farmers Irrigated Teak & Bund Plantation
Drip Irrigation & Precision Teak farming
Clonal Technology
Interest Acceptance
CONCLUSION
FUTURE OF TEAK FARMING
Depends on
1. Credible Investment
2. Informed Farmers
3. Supportive Technology and
4. Great opportunities for timber growing in liberalised
globalised market economy India GDP @ 9%.