Determination of Financial Rotation of Acacia nilotica (L.) Plantations: A Case Study in Faridpur District of Bangladesh

Jime Roy ,Md Melon ,Sujon Chandra Sarker ,Hasina Mariam ,Rukshana Akther

doi:10.7176/jesd/12-4-05

Abstract

Knowing the rotation age of farming trees is important to urge maximum return from it. Acacia nilotica (Babla) may be a widely planted farming tree especially in modern agroforestry practice mainly in northern, north western and south western region of Bangladesh. Farmers have little idea about optimum age of the trees to be cut. So, they fail to realize maximum enjoy it. No study has been undertaken to work out the optimum rotation age for A. nilotica in Bangladesh. during this study, an effort has been taken to unravel this problem. Plantations done by Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) in Faridpur district has taken into consideration as study area. Total cost and total benefit for every plantation site was identified first. Then, Present Value of Benefit (PVB), Present Value of Cost (PVC) and Net Present Value of Benefit (NPVB) were determined to live the Land Expectation Value (Le), Internal Rate of Return (IRR) and Benefit-Cost Ratio (B/C). Using those parameters during this study, it's found that 11 to 14 years old plantations provided highest benefit to the farmers and this could be the acceptable rotation age for Babla trees in Faridpur district. Keywords: Babla, Financial rotation, Forest Management, Faridpur, Bangladesh. DOI: 10.7176/JESD/12-4-05 Publication date: February 28 th 2021

Highlights

The arboriculture isn't only ecologically and economically viable in modern agroforestry practice
The plantation sites were identified with the assistance of the local forest staff.15 sites were selected named Sadar, Nagarkanda, Laskardiya, Chagolnaiya, Kashiyan, Maksudpur, Duaripara, Ghatroad, Bhajonvanga, Gojariya, Shivarampur, Chandripur, Gazirtek, Gopalgonj and Bhatiyapara.The sites of the survey have the plantations established by Social Forest Division (SFD) in Faridpur district
Data was collected from 15 different locations of Faridpur district

Summary

Introduction

The arboriculture isn't only ecologically and economically viable in modern agroforestry practice. It's one among the simplest fast growing agroforestry tree species which may grow in dry areas with biotic and abiotic stresses (Saqibet et al, 2019) having an excellent effect in soil amelioration (Bargali & Bargali, 2009) by increasing remarkably the quantity of mineral nitrogen and total nitrogen within the superficial soil (Matinkhahet et al 2015) This tree is useful in production of tennis and gums (250g/tree), timber (500kg/tree), fuel (260kg/tree), fodder (25kg/tree) (Viswanathet et al, 2000) and different fertilizers as it’s pods and other organs are very rich in Na, Ca, P, K, Fe, Zn and Mg (Madboulyet et al, 2014). Ayyazet et al (2014) got different information from their investigation They suggested 6 years (in two successive rotation of three years) as optimum age of the tree to be cut for getting maximum economic benefit. The study has been taken to work out the financial rotation by doing financial and economic analysis to make sure optimum profitable management of these plantations in Faridpur district

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