Socio-economic analysis of agroforestry systems in eastern ghat highland zone of Odisha Nayak M R1,*, Paramguru S2, Mishra S N3, Dandasena S.1 1Krishi Vigyan Kendra (OUAT), Koraput-763 002 2Krishi Vigyan Kendra(OUAT), Gajapati-761 016 3Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology, Bhubaneswar-751 003 *Corresponding author: manas.forestry@gmail.com
Online Published on 16 March, 2022. Abstract The present study is the outcome of a socio-economic diagnosis of traditional as well as commercial agroforestry practices followed by farmers in the Eastern Ghat High Land Zone of Odisha. Tree species like Mangifera indica, Anacardium occidentale, Tectona grandis, Eucalyptus spp., and Bamboo were dominant species in the traditional system whereas, Mangifera indica and Eucalyptus spp. were the main species of commercial agroforestry. Fruits and Fuelwood (60.2%) was the major driving force for agroforestry adoption followed by additional income (25.2%) and shade (18.8%) in the traditional agroforestry region while additional income (74.8%) was the major factor in the commercial agroforestry region. The net return from tree produce ha−1 per annum in the traditional system was Rs. 1513, 982 and 627 for marginal, small and medium farmers, respectively. In the commercial region, B:C ratio has been found higher (3.28) for Mango based agroforestry than Eucalyptus (2.93) and Bamboo (2.84) based bund system. Although traditional agroforestry seems less promising as compared to commercial agroforestry. Both forms of agroforestry have specific roles to play in the livelihoods and industrial development, which have to be carefully nurtured for their sustainability Top |