A news clips on "Masala trees spells economic boon for landless" has published in The Himalayan Times, Daily Newspaper of 12 October, Monday. The news highlights the income receiving by landless people in southern part of central Terai districts. It also advocates how greenery and livelihood can go together. The eucalyptus plantation is booming in Terai districts mainly in southern part which are far from the forest. One can find eucalyptus in public land (land belongs to VDC, school etc), private land, CF and even around the houses and schools. Major uses of this plant is in electricity pole, veneer production and fuel wood for brick kiln. The news covers only about the tree and pole but poor people are also getting income from eucalyptus oil extraction. Actually there are 15 essential oil distillation plants running these days in Central Terai districts and they are extracting eucalyptus oil from its leaves along with other essential oil like lemon grass and Citronella. Farmers are getting NRs 200/Ltr of eucalyptus oil. Please go through the news clips for details.
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Masala for Economic boom
I am very happy to read the benifits of forestry to the local people in terms of direct financial and economic benifits. Time has come, forestry professionals, greenery consultants, NGOs and practioners interested and willing to help trees grow and current Nepalese civilization to sustain and florish think about direct financial benifits to the people at least for the period of this finacial crisis. Otherwise, Nepalese foresters may be successful in protecting some/small patches of forest(s), but they can not protect themselves and their professional norms, values and judgement in days to come.
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