Species

Duration (Yrs.)

Input Cost (Rs)

Output (Rs)

Yield

Amla

After 6

15.000

50.000 onwards

10 t fruit

Ashok

10

5.500

20.000

-- bark

Ashwagandha

1

6.000

19.500

3 q dry root

Atis

2

40.000

1.00.000

1 q tuber

Bach

1

25.000

60.000

15 q rhizome

Bhumiamalaki

1

2.000

4.000

5 q herbage

Bixa (Tissue cul.)

5

50.000

1.00.000 onwards

20 q fruit

Brahmi

1

15.000

50.000

20 q herbage

Chandan

after 30

75.000

4.50.000

1.500 kg heart wood

Citronella

1

20.000

30.000

80 kg oil

Coleus

1

15.000

35.000

6 q tuber dry

Giloe

1

2.500

6.000

4 q dry stem

Gudmar

4

2.500

6.000

4 q leaves

Guggal

After 8

1.00.000

2.00.000

8 q gum resin

Isabgol

1

10.000

20.000

6 q seed, 2 q husk

Kalihari

5

1.00.000

5.50.000

13 q seed/30 q tuber

Kalmegh

1

8.000

12.000

12 q herbage

konch

1

4.000

9.000

5 q seed

Kuth

2

20.000

20.000

2.5 q root

Kutki

2

20.000

25.000

3 q root

kumari

1

8.000

12.000

50 q fresh leaf

Lemongrass

1

20.000

40.000

100 kg oil

Makoy

1

5.500

18.000

5 q herbage

Mint (Japanese)

1

15.000

30.000

100 kg oil

Mulethi

3

35.000

1.80.000

30 q dry root

Muskdana

1

3.000

9.000

200 kg seed

Palmarosa

1

8.000

17.000

40 kg oil

Pippali

1

23.000

50.000

2.5 q spikes/1 q root

Sadabahar

1

3.000

8.000

5 q herbage

Safed musli

1

2.25.000

4.00.000

3.5 q dry root

Sarpgandha

2

20.000

40.000

6 q root

Senna

1

3.500

6.000

4 q dry leaves

Semal musli

2

7.000

20.000

1 q root

Shatavari

2

20.000

50.000

35 q root

Tagar

2

10.000

20.000

4 q root

Tulsi

1

1.500

5.000

20 – 25 kg oil

Vai vidang

2nd yr onwards

35.000

1.00.000

10 q fruit

Note: (1) Economics of cultivation are taken from available 

                literature of NABARD, CSIR, ICAR,  ICFRE, Forest 

                Deptt., NHB and other reliable sources. 

(2) Economics of species have been worked out on the 

      basis of input in the form of elite quality planting  

       material.

 

(3) These cost do not include expenditure towards 

       manpower, infrastructure development and cost of 

       land

 

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