rubber based rehabilitation in tripura

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Rehabilitation of Jhum Cultivatorsthrough Rubber Plantation-

Problems and Prospects

Indraneel Bhowmik


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2006 ICHR Seminar @ TU,Agartala

Rehabilitation of Jhum Cultivatorsthrough Rubber Plantation

Shifting cultivation is the custom ofcultivating clearings scattered in thereservoir of natural vegetation(forest or

grass-woodland) and of abandoningthem as soon as the soil is exhausted;

And this includes the custom of shiftingthe homesteads in order to follow thecultivators search for new fertile land.


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Rehabilitation of Jhum Cultivatorsthrough Rubber Plantation

Rubber- raw material for 50,000articles.

Products- aeroplane tyres, tubes, hosepipes, shoes, latex goods, erasers,rubber bands, etc.

Two types- Synthetic (petrochemicalfeeds); Natural (latex from rubber tree).


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Rehabilitation of Jhum Cultivators

through Rubber Plantation

World market: SR- 58%, NR-42%.India: NR- 78%, SR-22%.

Natural Rubber- Hevea Brasilliensis.Nodal Agency- Rubber Board,Kottayam(hq).


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Rubber plantations gestation period 7years

Economic life- 28-30 years

Employment potential- one man perhectare

Earning potential- Rs. 7000.00 to10000.00 per ha per month


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Traditional areasKerala-

Kanyakumari district

of Tamil Nadu

Non- Traditional AreasNorth Eastern States

Tripura

Assam

Karnataka

GoaOrissa


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FarmsYieldProdnTappableArea(ha)Year


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Yield is much below the nationalaverage- 1584kgs/ha

Average size of the plot: Tripura-

1.43ha, India-0.57haGrowth rate of area in Tripura is muchhigher than the national average

National Bureau of Soil Survey-100000ha in Tripura is suitable


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Resettlement of Jhum cultivatorsTop priority of the government-

Agencies-

Tribal Welfare Department- financialassistance, organisational help

Rubber Board- technical and financial

assistanceTFDPC- implementation and marketing

TRPC- implementation and management


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Block plantation scheme45 plantation centres- all over the state

2760 ha

2451 beneficiaries

Rubber Producers Societies

1st RPS in North East- Tripureshwari RPS atMirza, Kakraban Block, South Tripura


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Not profitableLack of land

Younger generation not interested injhum

Elders misses Jhum, feels it to be part

of their culture, lifestyleNot bothered with environmental issues


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Rubber Extremely ProfitablePrices of RSS increased almost threefoldin the last three years

Average annual growth rate (1999-2005) of farm gate price in South

Tripura District- 11.79%


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Craze for tilla land by well offtribals and non-tribals

Large scale leasing of landIllegal occupation of forest land

Increase in land price


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Outsiders as plantation ownersPossibility of land owners turning

out to be tappers?Fears of ethnic clashes???


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Thank You

rubber based rehabilitation in tripura

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