RUBBER IN TRIPURA

Saradindu Das

C.E.O, S.L.N.A

TRIPURA

BASIC FACTS

DISCOVERED BY : Columbus (1493-96)

PLACE OF ORIGIN : Amazon basins of

South America

PLANTED IN INDIA : British Govt. Pariyar

Syndicate (1902)

PLANTED IN TRIPURA : Forest Dept (1963)

PRODUCTS OF NATURAL RUBBER

Gloves of Doctors during Birth

More than 50,000 Items of daily

use are produced from rubber : Gloves of Doctors / Nurses at Birth time

Nipples, Balloons, Toys

Erasers, Mattress, Chappals, Shoes,

Camelbacks, Tyres, Tube, of

Cycle, Vehicles, Aero plane,

Condom, Gas Tube etc.

PRODUCTS OF NATURAL RUBBER

ADVANTAGES OF RUBBER PLANTATION

ECOLOGY :

Afforestration.

Carbon Sequestration-Reduction in Global Warming.

Control of Shifting Cultivation.

7.8 t/ha/year carbon decomposition.

ADVANTAGES OF RUBBER PLANTATION

ECONOMY : IRR from 1.00 ha. of rubber plantation in the small holding sector in Tripura is 27%.

Long Term (25 Years) Continuous Return.

Less Pest and Disease Incidences.

PRODUCTIVITY OF RUBBER IN TRIPURA

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ADVANTAGES OF RUBBER PLANTATION

SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACTS : Ensured livelihood to thousands of families raising their income from Rs 300-400 per month to Rs 10,000 - 30,000 per month. Generates direct employment @ 1,000 mandays per ha during immature phase. In mature phase, year round job ensured for 70 persons per 100 ha.

ADVANTAGES OF RUBBER PLANTATION

SOCIO ECONOMIC IMPACTS : Potential for employment of women as a skilled workforce. Rubber Plantations are sources of Ancillary income like Wood, Honey, Seeds, Seed oil, Cover Crop, Intercrops etc. It can usher in Industrial Development in the State.

AREA UNDER RUBBER IN TRIPURA

YEAR CUMULATIVE TOTAL (ha.)

1963 to 1973 103

1973 to 1983 203

1983 to 1993 5,338

1993 - 94 19,326

2003 - 04 33,344

2004 - 05 34,686

2005 - 06 36,595

2006 - 07 40,669

2007 - 08 44,983

2008 - 09 50,359

2009 - 10 53,056

2010 - 11 53,767

2013 - 14 63,794

STATUS OF RUBBER IN TRIPURA

2nd in terms of Area in India (63794 ha.)

2nd in terms of Production in India (40000 MT)

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India Thailand Vietnam Tripura Malaysia Sri Lanka Indonesia

AVERAGE PRODUCTIVITY (kg/ha/annum)

Marketable Forms of Rubber Available in Tripura

Ribbed Smoked Sheets

Crepe Rubber

Centrifuged Latex

Indian Standard Natural Rubber (ISNR) / Block

Rubber

Preserved Field Latex

Field coagulum

Industries Available in Tripura

Rubber Thread Factory

Bodhjungnagar, West Tripura Abhisar Buildwell (P) Ltd

Latex Centrifuging Factory

Takmacharra, South Tripura

TFDPC Ltd Wood Processing Factory

Nagicharra, West Tripura

TSR Factory at Takmacharra,

South Tripura

TSR Factory , Bodhjungnagar,

West Tripura Bright Rubber Processors (P) Ltd

TSR Factory , Bodhjungnagar,

West Tripura Agartala Rubber Industry

Ribbed Smoked Sheet Proxima Rubber (P) Ltd.

New Ambady Estate (P) Ltd. CENEX (Centrifuged Latex of 60% of

Dry Rubber Content)

RUBBER UNDER IWMP IN TRIPURA

Rubber plantation was introduced in IWMP during 2010-11

Presently an area of 805.93 ha. and 641 no. of beneficiaries

is under Rubber plantation of IWMP.

Financial assistance @ Rs. 75,270/- per hectare has been

provided from IWMP to the beneficiaries on an average.

Intercropping has been done with crops like Banana,

Papaya, Turmeric, Ginger etc. to generate subsidiary income

during the initial years.

RUBBER UNDER IWMP IN TRIPURA

Sl.

No. Year

No. of

IWMP’s No. of Micro

Watersheds Location (Blocks) Area (Ha)

No.of

Beneficiaries

1 2010-11 2 4 Kadamtala,

Rajnagar 39.65 31

2 2011-12 4 11 Manu, Rajnagar,

Kadamtala, Dukli 143.5 121

3 2012-13 7 13

Manu, Ambassa,

Dumburnagar,

Satchand, Bokafa

221.71 165

4 2013-14 6 16

Manu, Ambassa,

Ompi, Bokafa,

Jirania

259.78 191

5 2014-15 3 9 Manu, Chamanu,

Mohanpur, Dukli 141.29 133

TOTA L 22 53 805.93 641

LAND CLEARED FOR PLANTING AT TARABANCHERRA

PITTING IN TERRACES AT DHALAI MU

POLYBAG NURSERY AT MAINAMA CHERRA

CARRYING BUDDED RUBBER PLANTS FOR PLANTING

RUBBER PLANTED IN TERRACES AT KALAJHARI CHERRA

3 YEARS RUBBER PLANTATION AT JARULCHERRA

4 YEARS RUBBER PLANTATION AT KARAMCHERRA MU

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