BREAKING BARRIERS FOR A&R PROJECTS IN AGROFORESTRY R C DHIMAN WIMCO SEEDLINGS LTD. KASHIPUR ROAD, RUDRAPUR, UA

POTENTIAL LAND AVAILABILITY FOR A&R PROJECTS GOVERNMENT LAND COMMUNITY LAND FARM LAND

GOVERNMENT LAND VAST POTENTIAL AREA FOR A&R PROJECTS PRESENTLY SUPPLYING 3 M.CUM OUT OF 60 M.CUM TIMBER CONSUMPTION STATUS OF FOREST COVER AND G.S.(?) YEAR GS AGB F. AREA (M3/HA) (T/HA) (HA)

GOVERNMENTAL DEPTT. MAJOR LAND FOREST RESOURCES WITH THE GOVERNEMNT WELL ORGANISED FOREST DEPTT. LAW AND ORDER IMPLEMENTING AGENCY

GOVERNMENTAL DEPTT. UNCOMFIRTABLY PLACED IN PROTECTING AND MAINTAINING THE FOREST AND LAND RESOURCES BUILT UP OF CARBON STOCKS VERY SLOW ADEQUATE INVESTMENTS IN DEVELOPING CARBON STOCK/FORESTS NOT AVAILABLE

COMMUNITY LAND JFM OR PFM IN 27 STATES ELIGIBILITY OF JFM OR PFM FOR FORESTRY MITIGATION PROJECTS-? HIGHLY DEGRADED LAND HIGH BIOTIC PRESSURE

LIMITATIONS OF THE INDUSTRY UNAVAILABILITY OF LAND LOW COMMITMENTS IN WOOD PRODUCTION BUSINESS POTENTIAL IN CARBON TRADING UNCERTAIN IN THE LONGER RUN WOOD BASED INDUSTRY SHOWING POOR GROWTH NO MORE COMMITED WOOD SUPPLIES

POTENTIAL OF INDUSTRY INVESTMENT POTENTIAL MAJOR USER OF THE TIMBER CERTIFICATION OF RAW MATERIAL PRODUCTION SOCIAL COMMITMENTS BUSINESS PROMOTION

BUSINESS OPPERTUNITY NO –LAND AVAILABILITY ? EXPECTED ANNUAL REVENUE FROM A&R PROJECTS –2.5 MILLION US$ (12.5 CRORES) (Gera 2005). –This is based on the assumption that India capture 10% of the world market.

BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY… –GROWING TIMBER IS BECOMING COSTLY –UNCERTAINITIES IN CARBON PRICE AND TRADING –OVERHEAD COSTS, TRANSACTION COSTS ETC.. – CARBON BENEFITS: US$10/TC=Rs 450 for 2t dry wood or 4t fresh wood or 40 qtl fresh wood=Rs 11/qtl wood

FARM LAND VERY HIGH POTENTIAL IN PRODUCTIVE FORESTRY C STOCKS & SINKS MAJOR SOURCE OF WOOD AVAILBILITY GROWING TREES MARKET DRIVEN BENEFITS FROM CARBON CREDITS - ? TRANSACTION COSTS, STRUCTURE ETC..? METHODOLOGY, SECTORAL SYNERGY..?

A CASE STUDY OF POPLAR HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE PLANTATIONS 20 MILLION TREES PLANTED ANNUALLY PRODCUING 100 M. T WOOD AND CONSERVING 25 MTC ANNUALLY VALUED AT 250US$ VALUE OF WOOD =1000M.US$. POPLAR BASED AF NEEDS JUST 93 TREES(8 YRS) TO MAKE 30% CROWN COVER AND 372 IN 2ND YEAR, 227 IN 3YRS, 154 IN 4 YRS, 126 IN 5 YRS, 113 IN 6 YRS, AND 106 IN 7 YRS. ALL PARTS COMMERCIALLY USED

CROWN COVER IN POPLAR AGE Yrs CROWN DIA (M2) CROWN COVER /TREE IN SQ. M CUM. CROWN C. (%) OF 400 TREES/HA No. OF TREES REQ. FOR 30% CROWN C

SUGARCANE GROWN WITH POLAR-FIRST YEAR

BARRIERS-METHODLOGIES “CARBON IN FORESTRY PROJECTS MUST BE MONITORED IN ORDER TO REALIZE CREDITS” (FAO 2005) FARM PLANTATIONS ARE EXTENSIVELY STUDIED AND DOCUMENTED, YET METHODOLOGIES MAY HAVE LIMITATIONS –THEIR GROWING IN UNORGANISED SECTOR –GROWING ON FRAGMENTED PLOTS –GROWING IN ASSORTED PATTERNS AND DESIGNS –GROWING FOR DIFFERENT DURATIONS –MULTIDURATION CROPS –SIZE/UNIT

…..BARRIERS-DEFINITION PARAMETERS DEFINED..0.5 HA, 5 MT HT AND 30% CROWN COVER QUALIFICATION OF AGROFORESTRY IN A&R PROJECTS AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL (?)

….BARRIERS-OTHERS TRANSACTION COSTS ORGANISATIONALLY VERY WEEK CONFLICT RESOLUTIONS GOVERNMENTAL POLICIES MARKET EXPLOITATIONS MARKET FLUCTUATIONS COMPETITION WITH OTHER HIGH VALUE CROPS LACK OF AWARENESS

BREAKING BARRIERS EFFORTS TO RECOGNISE AF UNDER THE DEFINITION OF FOREST CREAT ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE DEVELOP LINKAGES WITH ENERGY PROJECTS AND UTILISATION BASE DEVELOP MECHNISM OF CONFLICT RESOLUTION PROVIDE GUARANTEE

CONCLUSIONS A NEW EXPERIENCE UNCERTAINITIES IN FUTURE CARBON COSTS, METHODOLOGIES AND TRANSACTION COSTS BENEFITS FROM CARBON CREDITS - ? US$10/TC=Rs 450 for 2t dry wood or 4t fresh wood or 40 qtl fresh wood=Rs 11/qtl wood INDUSTRY PROACTIVE ON A&R PROJECTS ESTABLISH LINKAGES BETWEEN A&R AND ENERGY PROJECTS