Poplar Agroforestry Systems of Western Uttar Pradesh in Northern India: A Socioeconomic Analysis

Kareemulla, K.; Rizvi, R. H.; Kumar, Kuldeep; Dwivedi, R. P.; Singh, Ramesh

doi:10.1080/14728028.2005.9752537

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“…Poplar (P. deltoides) based agroforesrty system is economically more viable and more profitable than any of the crop rotations [8,10,12,13]. Gradual crop yield reduction under tree canopy with age is usual phenomenon due to shade effect on the inter-cultivated crops [14,15].…”

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“…The farm industry linkages have also helped the different tree based land use systems to be more sustainable than the traditional cropping systems [8]. So economic evaluation of different tree based land use systems provides a basis for estimating financial viability and feasibility of the system, highlights trade-offs between multiple benefits and monitors economics efficiency.…”

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Economic Evaluation of Different Land Use Systems in North Western Region of Punjab, India

Rani¹,

Rajasekaran²,

Benbi³

et al. 2017

Forest Res

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The present study is the outcome of socio-economic diagnosis of traditional as well as commercial agroforestry practices followed by farmers in north western region of Punjab state, India. Tree species like P. deltoides, E. tereticornis and T. grandis are the main species of commercial agroforestry system, whereas, agricultural crops are grown traditionally. Simultaneously economics of P. pyrifolia based orchid was also included for evaluation. Results showed that tree based land use systems are economically viable and more profitable than pure agricultural crops. Highest B:C ratio was recorded in pure E. tereticornis plantations (3.30) after 5 years. Simultaneously higher B:C ratio (2.02) was recorded in P. deltoides+T. aestivum crop based land use system followed by T. grandis plantations (2.06), T. aestivum+O. sativa (1.89), T. aestivum+P. glaucum+fruit crop (1.72), B. napus+fruit crop (1.56) and B. napus+O. sativa (1.27) during period of study. E. tereticornis and P. deltoids based land use systems are economically viable and more profitable than other land use systems in this study area of Punjab. These land-use systems have also provided additional revenue and generated on farm employment opportunities.

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Economic Evaluation of Different Land Use Systems in North Western Region of Punjab, India

Rani¹,

Rajasekaran²,

Benbi³

et al. 2017

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“…Economics of agroforestry is more complex because it involves both trees and crops with a time lag between establishment and benefits harvested. For financial analysis farmers at different years of plantation were monitored at the same year as time between planting and harvesting benefits was too long [12]. Tree yields were recorded from farmers who have harvested the yields during the past three years.…”

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Financial Evaluation of Short Rotation Tree Crop under Agroforestry System in Tamil Nadu

Bharathi

Chandran

Karthick

2020

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This paper presents the financial evaluation of short rotation tree crops under agroforestry system. Agroforestry involves the cultivation of two or more plant species with woody perennial in a single fragment of land. Multi-stage purposive sampling technique was employed in selection of the district, blocks and villages based on area under forest cover. Dharmapuri district of Tamil Nadu was taken for this study. Though there are many short rotation tree species grown in the study area, farmers prefer Malabar Neem (Melia dubia) for its multiple uses. The prominent agroforestry systems in the study region viz. Agri-Silviculture and Silviculture were selected. The primary data was collected from 80 sample farmers for the agricultural year 2018-19 and the sample respondents were surveyed from January to February, 2020. Financial analysis viz., Benefit-Cost Ratio (BCR), Net Present Worth (NPW) and Internal Rate of Return (IRR) were performed to check the feasibility of the investment in Agri- Silviculture and Silviculture system. The results indicate that additional income (68%) and meeting emergency cash requirement (67%) were the major reasons for adopting short rotation tree crops. The Net Present Worth per hectare in Agri-Silviculture and Silviculture system was Rs. 3,43,823 and Rs.1,97,909. BCR of Agri-Silviculture system has been found to be higher (2.01) than Silviculture system (1.66). Growing Malabar Neem with agricultural crops is more beneficial when comparing trees alone, it is capable of providing income round the year in a short span of time. Using tree crops as a contingency fund allows the farmer to meet the unforeseen expenses.

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“…Farmers grow poplar on-farm land in compact blocks or on field boundaries together with agricultural crops at the start of the rotation: sugar cane and winter wheat and, when the trees approach canopy closure, shade-tolerant crops such as ginger turmeric, fodder or leaf vegetables (Newman, 1997;Dhiman, 2012a). The original market for the wood was match production, but the main product is now plywood (Kareemulla, Rizvi, Kumar, Dwivedi, & Singh, 2005). Insect pests and diseases require continuous development of resistant clones (Dhiman, 2012a).…”

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Why institutional environments for agroforestry seed systems matter

Lillesø

Harwood

Derero

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Development Policy Review

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Rethinking the logic of institutional environments aiming to facilitate agroforestry smallholders in economic development, this article compares smallholder input supply systems for crop and tree seeds in sub-Saharan Africa and reflects on two basic challenges: (1) how to develop a large number of relevant tree crops for different agroecologies, (2) how to reach smallholders in rural areas. Policy options for improving agroforestry input supply systems are discussed, whereby our article concludes with suggestions how sectoral approaches for crop seed systems can be modified to agroforestry seed-seedling systems. Biophysical differences have practical implications for how the logic of the 'African green revolution' would be translated into a corresponding revolution for agroforestry. K E Y W O R D SAGRA, agroforestry, institutions, productivity, seed systems | INTRODUCTIONGreat opportunities for producing value from agroforestry seeds are currently wasted.1 To allow smallholders to realize the full productive potential of quality agroforestry seeds, institutional environ-1 We use the term 'seed' to include seed and also vegetatively propagated planting stockThis is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Poplar Agroforestry Systems of Western Uttar Pradesh in Northern India: A Socioeconomic Analysis

Cited by 12 publications

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Economic Evaluation of Different Land Use Systems in North Western Region of Punjab, India

Economic Evaluation of Different Land Use Systems in North Western Region of Punjab, India

Financial Evaluation of Short Rotation Tree Crop under Agroforestry System in Tamil Nadu

Why institutional environments for agroforestry seed systems matter

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