Creating sustainable source of raw material through Agro Forestry models

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1 Creating sustainable source of raw material through Agro Forestry models Dr. Jagdish Tamak ITC Limited Paperboards & Specialty Papers Division Presentation for IPPTA Conference & AGM on March 23-24, 2018 at New Delhi 1

2 Content ITC Wood Requirement Tree Improvement Program Eucalyptus Clonal Development Sustainable Agroforestry Models Extension Services/Success Stories Eucalyptus Myths Sustainable Wood Availability 2

3 ITC Wood Requirement ITC Mill at Bhadrachalam consumes ~1.5 million tons of wood annually to produce 3.75 lac tons of pulp 90% of the wood requirement is met through farm land plantations. ITC Policy: Develop sustainable source of raw material. Focus in core area (200 km) & reduce mill landed cost. Planting more than the consumption. Livelihood to small & marginal farmers. Environment protection / Carbon sequestration. 3

4 ITC Wood Generation Leveraged its need of pulp wood through: Tree Improvement Research Developing Sustainable Agroforestry Plantations Social Forestry - Economically backward wasteland owners (Tribals < 1.0 ha land) Farm Forestry Larger land holding & resourceful farmers. 4

5 Glimpses of History BPL (Bhadrachalam Paper Mill) commissioned in 1979 Bamboo - source of wood for pulping Entire Khammam district forest land allotted to ITC In 1988 Forest Policy implemented across India Wood extraction from forests by private companies was banned ITC proactively embarked on Tree Improvement Program (TIP) Initiated research work on Eucalyptus, Subabul, Casuarina Developed Clonal Technology Bhadrachalam Clones 5

6 Tree Improvement Program The company started Tree Improvement Program in 1989 Increase productivity (at least by 3 times) Reduce rotation age Suitable spacing Develop insect-pest & disease resistant clones Develop site specific clones Improve package of practices Make Eucalyptus, Subabul & Casuarina tree farming - farmer friendly or an alternate option to agriculture crops. 6

7 EUCA GENE RESOURCE FOR TIP BASE POPULATION E.teriticornis Black mount 60 Kennady River 5 Mt.Molley 26 Ruthcreek 31 Mysoregum 299 E.simulata Laura 44 Kennady 39 E.camaldulensis Katherine river 19 Maxwelton 8 Petford 32 Kennady River 32 E.urophylla -12 E.grandis 2 E.alba 1 E.pellita - - C.torelliana CPT S CTA CMA G X E SILVI TRIALS PRODUCTION POPULATION BREEDING POPULATION 107 PROM CLONE PROM.CLONESS HYBRIDIZATION CSO-7 INTRA-217 INTER-30 WOOD PRODUCTION POPULATION HYBRID CLONES NEW EUCA FORESTS Euca Plus Tree 7

8 Clonal Technology - Mist Chamber View 8

9 Root Trainer plants ready for planting 9

10 Eucalyptus Clonal Root System 10

11 Selection of Site Specific Clones Alkaline Soils 11

12 Tree Improvement Program Results As a result of Plus Tree Selection, Root Trainer Technology, Matching Genotype to Site and Improved Package of Practices. Survival is more than 95% compared to 40% in seedlings. Rotation period reduced from 7 to 4 years (short cycle) Productivity of Bhadrachalam clones improved to 20 to 58 MT/Ha/Annum Became popular as Bhadrachalam clones Planted through out length & breadth of India by FDs, FDCs and other paper companies. In a span of 25 years, the skyline changed particularly in AP & TS. ITC has covered more than 2.7 lac ha area Feb,

13 ITC Plantations ( till date) Employment generation = 124 Million man days 13

14 State of the Art New Facility Commissioned in 2013 Capacity - 25 Million / Annum High Quality & Disease Resistant Clones 14

15 Mechanization & Automation 15

16 Agronomic Practices Planting Geometry Age of Harvesting Spacing No of Trees/Ha Trees / Acre 1) 9-10 Year 3m X 3m ) 7 Years 3m X 2m ) 4 Years 3m X 1.5m m Farm Forestry & Social Forestry 16

17 Agroforestry in Block Plantations 17

18 Sustainable Agro Forestry Model for Wood & Food Security A New Concept : Paired Row Design Pulpwood Tree Plantation Agric Crop Area Agric Crop Area 8.5M 8.5M 1.0M 1.5M Design: 8.5m + 1.5m / 2 X 1.0m = 5sq.m (2000 Trees/Ha) Land Allocation: 75% - Agriculture & 25% - Forestry 18

19 What is Novelty??? 1. Planting Eucalyptus in Paired Row Design. 2. Accommodating 2000 Trees/Ha in 2500sq.m. 3. Harvesting same wood yield as in block plantation. 4. Natural resource utilization round the year. 5. Leaving 7500sq.m land for agriculture crop. 6. In a cycle of 4 years, an agriculture crop is replaced by plantation which can increase farm profitability significantly and will serve as fixed deposit. Earlier Concept : Agric Crops in Plantations Recent Approach : Plantations in Agric Crops 19

20 Benefits of Adopting Agroforestry Systems 1. Improving farm productivity & profitability 2. Contributing to the food security by restoring farm soil fertility 3. Reducing deforestation and pressure on natural forests. 4. Increasing diversity of farm lands 5. Trees act as wind and insect barriers 6. Higher carbon sequestration & mitigating climate change. 7. Reducing poverty through increased production of agro-forestry products. 8. Reduces the risk of rain-fed agriculture 9. Higher economic returns to the farmers 10.This model is best suited for small & medium farmers 20

21 Sustainable Agroforestry Models Eucalyptus + Cotton 21

22 Sustainable Agroforestry Models Eucalyptus + Maize 22

23 Sustainable Agroforestry Models Eucalyptus with Brinjal Eucalyptus with Paddy 23

24 Sustainable Agroforestry Models Eucalyptus at 2.5 Years Old Age in West Godavari, AP 24

25 Sustainable Agroforestry Models Growing Eucalyptus trees on farm lands doesn t affect the productivity of agricultural crops provided managed properly. 25

26 Agro-forestry : Success Story 1 Net income/ year in Cotton : Rs 14500/- Less income due to area reduction/ Eucalyptus plantation (25%) : Rs 4833/- Total income from Cotton Sole crop: Rs 19,333/- Total income from Agro Forestry: Rs 42,383/- Farmer: Talluri Panchaksharaiah Village: Iruvendi, Burgampahad, Khammam Date of Planting: April, 2011 Year 1: Crop - Cotton (14 Acres) Production 8q * Rs3500 = Rs28000/- Prod Cost Rs 13500/- Income Rs 14500/- Year 2: Crop - Cotton (14 Acres) Production 6q * Rs4000 = Rs24000/- Prod Cost Rs 14500/- Income Rs 9500/- Year 3: Crop - Cotton (14 Acres) Production 5q * Rs4000 = Rs20000/- Prod Cost Rs 14500/- Income Rs 5500/- Year 3: Eucalyptus Harvest (Feb, 2014) Production 20MT * Rs5000 = Rs100,000/- Prod Cost Rs 2350/- Income Rs 97,6500/- Total Income in 3 years: Income Per Acre Per Year Rs 127,150/- Per Acre Rs 42,383/- 26

27 Agro-forestry : Success Story 2 Farmer: Vikram Reddy Village: Sirpur, Nizamabad Date of Planting: July, 2011 Year 1: Crop - Onion (3 Acres) Production 16q * Rs1450 = Rs23200/- Prod Cost Rs 12100/- Income Rs 11100/- Year 2: Crop - Soybean (3 Acres) Production 8q * Rs3400 = Rs27200/- Prod Cost Rs 10600/- Income Rs 16600/- Year 3: Crop - Soybean (3 Acres) Production 7q * Rs3500 = Rs24500/- Prod Cost Rs 10900/- Income Rs 13600/- Avg agri crops net income/ year : Rs 13766/- Less income due to area reduction/eucalyptus plantation (25%) : Rs 4589/- Total income from Cotton Sole crop: Rs 18,355/- Total income from Agro Forestry: Rs 76,433/- Year 3: Eucalyptus Harvest (November, 2014) Production 50MT * Rs4200 = Rs210,000/- Prod Cost Rs 22000/- Income Rs 188,000/- Total Income in 3 years: Rs 229,300/- Per Acre Income Per Acre Per Year Rs 76,433/- 27

28 Eucalyptus Myth National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its Order dated 20 th July 2015 in Original Application No. 9 of 2014, in para 31 clearly stated that based on studies (in Annexure) conducted in different countries, growing of Eucalyptus, one of the major farm forestry species, has no adverse environmental impact nor is it disastrous for water table, as it consumes less water per kg of biomass generated versus many tree and agricultural crops (para 29). Plant Cotton / Coffee / Bananas Water Use (Litres/Kg of Biomass) 3,200 Pongamia (T) 2,600 Sunflower 2,400 Field Pea 2,000 Paddy Rice 2,000 Horse Bean 1,714 Cow Pea 1,667 Conifers (T) 1,538 Plant Water Use (Litres/Kg of Biomass) Dalbergia (T) 1,483 Soybean 1,430 Acacia (T) 1,323 Syzygium (T) 1,017 Potato 1,000 Sorghum 1,000 Albizia (T) 967 Eucalyptus (T) 785 Finger Millet

29 Extension Services Farmer Group Meetings 29

30 Farmers Exposure Visit to WIMCO Rudarpur (2015) 30

31 ITC Sustainable Source of Raw Material Plantations to Pulpwood to Paperboard 31

32 Thank you 32