farmers support

Comprehensive assistances right from plantation development to purchase of Agarwood

crop promotion

Agarwood is a crop of commercial value. In order to broaden our knowledge base in the cultivation of Agar crop, we travelled the length and breadth of the globe, to every country that cultivated Agarwood, and conducted independent research. Based on the results of our research within India and abroad, in 2006, we undertook the project of the model cultivation of Agarwood in parts of Karnataka. After intense research, the very first large-scale plantation was established at Vanadurgi Estate in ——-, in the year 2007. Later on, following its success, the crop was spread to the other parts of Karnataka, and to other south Indian states.

For a new farmer who wishes to plant Agarwood, selection of land with suitable climate is the primary factor. The company promotes the crop only if it’s in the right land and the right climate. Right planting system also plays an important role in the long-term viability of the crop. In this regard, our organisation will visit the farm where the planter intends to plant the tree and provide him with the necessary information. This crop can be cultivated easily in a wide variety of soils including rainforests, and doesn’t demand too much of labour or investment. In fact, it is a crop that is easier to cultivate and earns more revenue than traditional crops.

The company advises the farmers to cultivate the trees in zero-budget techniques with minimum investment and keep the production cost as low as possible.

During the first year of crop promotion in 2009, over 700 planters from about 5 districts of Karnataka took up the cultivation of Agarwood in association with our company. The positive response and co-operation that we have received from these planters over the years has lent new zeal to our endeavours. Vanadurgi is the first company that promoted the crop in South India, and over 2.5 million trees have been planted under the guidelines of the company. In the coming years, the company will encourage the cultivation of Agar in specified areas, in accordance with the demand in the market.

We fervently hope that Agarwood will emerge as a distinctive economic force in an agricultural enterprise that prospers on planters’ participation and partnership. The well-being of one and all, especially farmers, is implicit in this hope of ours. We are always happy to provide with all the necessary support for the promotion of the crop.