Activities, learning & challenges
ICBL plantation at Vill: Paharkharua Dist: Sarguja
Activities- at a glance
• Nursery – plantation – maintenance
• Spread over 4169 ha in CG
• Variant soil & climatic condition
• CSR in villages
Nursery
• Quality seeds• Best practices followed• Proper hardening• Regulated despatch
Plantation
Practices
• Intensive cropping of Jatropha with all recommended agri-inputs
• In limited area, plantation with minimum or nil inputs
• Trials initiated with feedstock from different origin under different climatic condition
Monitoring• Trained team• FAs placed at sites• Defined SoW• Quality checks• Rainfall tracking
Pest & Diseases
Collar rotRoot rotLeaf minorLeaf WebberMealy bugWilt
Learnings
• Pruning resulted into multiplication of branches
• Dense vegetative growth in 3-4 year old plantation
• No uniformity in flowering & fruiting
Challenges
• Tackle variation in flowering & yield• Ensure fruiting in grown up trees• Pest & disease control• Lack of skilled vendor• Source of planting material• Grain security
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