Status and economic evaluation of agroforestry practices in five districts of Uttarakhand Singh Rambir*, Singh Charan, Gulati Ajay Extension DivisionForest Research Institute, P.O.-New Forest, Dehradun, (Uttarakhand) - 248006India *E-mail: singhr@cfre.org
Online published on 9 August, 2021. Abstract The study evaluates agroforestry practices adopted by farmer in Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital and Pauri districts of Uttarakhand. Tree species like Populus deltoides, Eucalyptus spp., Tectona grandis and horticulture spp. Mangifera indica and Litchi chinensis were dominant commercial species of agroforestry. The patterns of planting were found in blocks as 72.06%, 53.74%, 35.50%, 71.65% and 11.56% followed by boundary plantation 27.94%, 46.26%, 61.30%, 28.35% and 11.53% in Udham Singh Nagar, Haridwar, Dehradun, Nainital and Pauri districts respectively. The overall net return from block system (Rs. 1,96,950/-) per ha per annum was found higher than the bund system (Rs. 1,02,249/-) per ha per annum in agri-silviculture system. The B:C ratio was found higher from block planting of poplar (3.85) compared to bund planting (2.22) in agri-silviculture system. The B:C ratio in Eucalyptus was (2.00) in agri-silviculture system. In agri-horticulture system, higher B:C ratio (2.17) was in litchi based model as compared to mango based model (2.10) in 14 years rotation respectively. Therefore, commercial agroforestry systems are promising as compared to traditional agroforestry and also relevant to the farmer's livelihood. Top Keywords Agrisilviculture, Agrihorticulture, B:C ratio, Eucalyptus, Mango, Net returns, Poplar. Top |