Hyderabad techies smell scent of money in sandalwood farming. hyderabad techies smell scent of money in sandalwood farming. download the times of india news app for latest city news.. Sandalwood [chandan] tree cultivation process and profit guide sandalwood trees are popular for its beautiful fragrance and its wood materials are used from centuries. in india, sandalwood tree also popular as a chandan or srigandha and it is the most expensive tree plant.. Indian sandalwood variety is recommended along with australian sandalwood for sandalwood farming in a one-acre farmland and it may require about 400 to 450 trees @ 3.0 x 6.0-meter spacing. the average heartwood harvest may go up to 10 kg per tree giving up to 42 tonnes per acre under best farming practices with good soil and climatic conditions..
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In india national bank for agriculture and rural development (nabard) and national medicinal plant board (nmpb) offer subsidies for sandalwood plantation projects. policy growing sandalwood by individuals was banned until 2002.. Things are looking up for the state with the response to planting sandalwood saplings on private land picking up. over 900 farmers have been cultivating sandalwood under an initiative launched by. Sandalwood has become extremely scarce due to idiotic policies of past goverments. today its a mafia biz. in parts of chickmagalore district the mafia marks a notch on promising sandalwood trees and owners of the tree face threats if they touch it after the notch is made..
