Upasi for revival of degraded forest land
The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi) has welcomed the reported move by the Centre to enlist the participation of private players in regenerating degraded forest land.
By TNN |
BANGALORE: The United Planters’ Association of Southern India (Upasi) has welcomed the reported move by the Centre to enlist the participation of private players in regenerating degraded forest land.
Upasi executive committee member Anil Bhandari said that was consistent with the association’s policy of propagating the plantation model on professional and commercial lines.
“It is this plantation model which has created the great plantation industry in the south whereby the region now grows the bulk of the country’s coffee, rubber and spices and 25% of the country’s tea. The only condition at the time of allotting land then was that the stipulated norms be scrupulously followed.
Over the years, those living on the periphery and growing other crops also switched to plantation,” Mr Bhandari said. The interests of all stake-holders, especially the tribals, would, he added, have to be safeguarded at the time of formulating the policy for private participation in regenerating degraded forest land.
Upasi executive committee member Anil Bhandari said that was consistent with the association’s policy of propagating the plantation model on professional and commercial lines.
“It is this plantation model which has created the great plantation industry in the south whereby the region now grows the bulk of the country’s coffee, rubber and spices and 25% of the country’s tea. The only condition at the time of allotting land then was that the stipulated norms be scrupulously followed.
Over the years, those living on the periphery and growing other crops also switched to plantation,” Mr Bhandari said. The interests of all stake-holders, especially the tribals, would, he added, have to be safeguarded at the time of formulating the policy for private participation in regenerating degraded forest land.
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