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Tree plantations for restoration of degraded lands and greening of India: a case study of tree growers' cooperatives

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  • K. Balooni
  • K. Singh

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India has over 100 m ha (million hectares) of village common lands. De jure, these lands are owned by the state but, de facto, they are used in common by villagers. Most of the village commons are degraded and denuded and are almost nonproductive. Several attempts have been made in the recent past to restore them through planting of trees by governmental and non‐governmental organizations. Tree Growers' Co‐operative Societies (TGCS), as an organisational innovation of relatively recent origin, have proved to be more cost‐effective than other forms of organisations engaged in greening the village commons in India. This paper attempts to assess the financial viability of tree plantations carried out by three selected TGCS and to distil lessons of their experience useful for policy purposes. The study revealed that plantations founded by the sample TGCS were financially viable, and that the plantations had transformed the desolate village commons into ‘green wealth’. The authors conclude that the TGCS have a high potential as an instrument for promoting the afforestation of India's degraded village common lands and thereby improving village economy and the quality of the environment.

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  • K. Balooni & K. Singh, 2001. "Tree plantations for restoration of degraded lands and greening of India: a case study of tree growers' cooperatives," Natural Resources Forum, Blackwell Publishing, vol. 25(1), pages 21-32, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:wly:natres:v:25:y:2001:i:1:p:21-32
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-8947.2001.tb00743.x
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    1. Tewari, Devi D. & Singh, Katar, 1984. "Financial Analysis of Afforestation of Community Lands in Ramganga Catchment in Uttar Pradesh Hills," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 39(2), April.
    2. Singh, Har Swarup, 1988. "Comparative Economics of Trees and Crop Production in Haryana," Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, vol. 43(3), July.
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    1. Alix-Garcia, Jennifer & Wolff, Hendrik, 2014. "Payment for Ecosystem Services from Forests," IZA Discussion Papers 8179, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA).

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