Efficacy of Edible Bamboo (Dendrocalamus asper) Based Agroforestry to Aid Socio-economic Status in Red and Lateritic Belt of Eastern India: 23576
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https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED-23576
Author: Animesh Sinha, Ayushman Malakar and Subrata Gorain
Author Address: Genetics and Tree Improvement Division, ICFRE-Institute of Forest Productivity, Lalgutwa, Ranchi-835303 (Jharkhand)
Abstract
Bamboos are gaining importance in
farming systems due to their ability to thrive under water scarcity and poor
nutrient conditions, requiring less intensive management than annual crops. Bamboos
have tremendous potential to generate employment and income for farmers. An
eight-year-old plantation of Dendrocalamus asper, raised through tissue
culture, was intercropped with colocasia, ginger, ragi and turmeric during the kharif
season. Although the absolute yield of crops decreased under agroforestry
systems due to competition, the Land Equivalent Ratio (LER) was 1.57 in
bamboo/ginger, followed by 1.39 in the bamboo/turmeric models. The economic
evaluation also indicated marginal profitability of bamboo + ginger and bamboo
+ turmeric systems over monocropping systems. This research might be pivotal in
popularizing the bamboo-based agroforestry system among rural communities
in the future.
Keywords: Benefit-cost ratio, edible
bamboo, economic sustainability, intercropping, land equivalent ratio.
JEL Codes: D61,
Q01, Q23, R11, R14.
Description
Indian Journal of Economics and Development
Volume 21 No. 1, March 2025, 000-000
https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED-23576
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