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Economic Feasibility & Cultivation of Sandalwood
| No of sandal plants required per hectare |
500 Nos. |
| No of pot hosts required per hectare |
500 Nos. |
| No of Intermediate hosts plant required |
500 Nos. |
| No of long term hosts required |
500 Nos. |
| Cost of production of sandalwood seedling(Rs.12/- each) |
6000/- |
| Cost of production of seedling Primary host(Rs.2/- each) |
1000/- |
| Cost of production of intermediate host (Rs.10/- each) |
5000/- |
| Cost of production of long term host (Rs.10/-each) |
5000/- |
| Planting cost including transportation soil working,
Pit formation, soil working, watering etc. (Rs.10/- each) |
20000/- |
| Cost of drip irrigation |
100000/- |
| Recurring expenditure (for15 years)
Security & vigilance (Rs.36000/-per year) |
540000/- |
| Annual weeding & soil working for 8 years)(Rs.2000x8) |
16000/- |
| Irrigation (Rs.2000 x 8) |
16000/- |
| Manuring (Rs.5000 x 8) |
40000/- |
| Miscellaneous management of Pest & diseases,
Supervision etc for 15 years (15 yrs x 25000) |
375000/- |
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| Total Expenditure (including Inflation 5% and interest at 12% on investment) |
38,00,000/- |
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| Land & other infrastructure |
10,00,000/- |
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| TOTAL EXPENDITURE (after reckoning the investment.) |
48,00,000/- |
SANDALWOOD HEARTWOOD EXPECTED YIELD AT THE AGE OF FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER TAKING 10% AS MORTALITIES, THEFTS ETC., (PER HECTARE).
| No of sandalwood trees eligible for extraction |
450 Nos |
| Quantity of heart wood expected per tree -20kgs (20kg x 450) |
9000 kgs |
| Average cost of sandalwood heart wood. Even we assume sandal wood cost at the rate of Rs.2000/Kg which works out per hectare ) (Rs.2000 x 9000 kgs) |
Rs.1,80,00,000 |
| Average cost of Sapwood 30kg x 450)= 13500 kg(Rs.30 x 13500 kg ) |
Rs.4,05,000 |
| Estimated profit from inter crops Rs.12,000 x 10 years |
Rs.1,20,000 |
| Total |
Rs.1,85,25,000 |
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| Net Estimated Profit after reckoning expenditure per Hectare |
Rs.1,37,25,000 |
For sandal saplings and clarifications, the growers may contact:
Managing Director
KS&DL, Bangalore – 55
Phone: 080-23378439
Dy.General Manager(R&D)
Karnataka Soaps & Detergents Ltd.,
P.B.No.5531, Bangalore – 55
Phone: 23471066
E-mail: vsaigowda@yahoo.co.in / dgmrnd@mysoresandal.co.in |
Karnataka Soaps & Detergents Ltd.,
Sandalwood Oil Division
Manandawadi Road,
Mysore – 570 008
Phone: 0821-2485005, 2483551, 2483511
Karnataka Soaps & Detergents Ltd.,
Sandalwood Oil Division
Vidhyanagar, Shimoga
Phone: 08182-240113, 240420
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