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00:34I am a retired teacher.
00:36I am a lecturer.
00:38I have always been born in a farmer's family.
00:43I have always been associated with agriculture.
00:46So, I used to think about agroforestry again and again.
00:50So, after retiring,
00:54I did a lot of homework on it about two years ago.
00:58I have planted these African Mahogany plants.
01:02These are root tissue culture plants.
01:05They are straight.
01:07They don't have much branching.
01:10The plant is ready in 15 years.
01:14It gives about 40 cubic feet of wood.
01:19Mahogany plant
01:22The price of this wood is 2000-2500 per cubic feet.
01:28So, it costs about Rs. 50,000 to Rs. 100,000 per plant.
01:37It doesn't require any electricity.
01:41It doesn't require any fertilizer.
01:43The wood doesn't rot in water.
01:45It doesn't rot by cooling.
01:47It is very durable wood.
01:49I would like to tell you that this wood is used in 5-star and 7-star hotels.
01:56It is used to build houses in cold countries like America, Canada, and Russia.
02:03The wood is exported a lot there.
02:07It is sold at good prices.
02:09I would like to tell you another benefit of this wood.
02:12The seeds of this wood are used to make mosquito repellents and oils.
02:18It is used in many medicines.
02:20The seeds of this wood are sold for Rs. 1,000 per kilo.
02:26After 5 years, it starts giving seeds.
02:295 kilos of seeds are made from one plant.
02:33I have planted more than 3,000 plants with this wood.
02:39With this wood, we can make about 15 quintals of seeds.
02:45We can make about 15 quintals of seeds with this wood.
03:01The seeds are sold for Rs. 1,000 per kilo.
03:04I would like to tell you that you don't have to polish this wood.
03:09In 5-star and 7-star hotels, they used to build ships with this wood.
03:15They used to build expensive boats with this wood.
03:17This wood never rots in water.
03:20This wood is like a kalp brick.
03:23As we have read in our Vedas, it is like a kalp brick.
03:26The seeds of this wood are used to make mosquito repellents.
03:29Mosquito repellent oils are produced from its bark.
03:38The leaves of this wood reduce the risk of diabetes.
03:43This wood also helps in weight loss.
03:45This wood also reduces cholesterol.
03:50These are the benefits of this wood.
03:52How long have you been doing this? When did you start planting it?
03:55I started planting it about 2 years ago.
03:58And now you can see my plants.
04:01They are 9 feet tall.
04:03Some of them died. I have planted them again.
04:05And they are growing well.
04:07What are the symptoms?
04:08This is a very bitter plant.
04:10It tastes bitter.
04:12It doesn't taste like an insect at all.
04:14And it doesn't like fungus either.
04:17And it doesn't get sick.
04:20How do you take care of it?
04:21I don't take care of it much.
04:24I remove the grass that grows on it.
04:27And I also cultivate it.
04:31Last year I planted flowers.
04:33My flowers were very good.
04:34This year I have planted grass.
04:36I have planted balsam.
04:37I have planted mustard.
04:39It will continue to grow like this.
04:42When it grows bigger, I will add turmeric to it.
04:46I will add turmeric.
04:47And there is one more thing.
04:48Black pepper can also be cultivated in it.
04:53How many plants do you have in total?
04:55I have about 6 acres.
04:57How many plants are there in total?
04:58There are about 3000 plants in total.
05:00How did you plant it?
05:02I planted it 2 feet wide, 2 feet long, 2 feet deep.
05:08I dug a hole.
05:09I put fertilizer in it.
05:10Then I planted it.
05:13After that, it is going well.
05:17How did you start?
05:18Where did you get this idea from?
05:20I am related to a farmer's family.
05:23I have always been with my father.
05:25I have always been involved in farming.
05:28My father had a lot of blessings on me.
05:32I am his eldest son.
05:34I have taken care of all the family responsibilities with him.
05:36I have been very dear to my father.
05:39My father taught me all the farming formulas.
05:45I used to think that I should come to agroforestry.
05:49Earlier, I used to think about sandalwood.
05:51But I could not do it for safety.
05:54I need more security in it.
05:56This is a rough and tough plant.
05:58It requires less care.
05:59And the money is also good in it.
06:01One plant costs about Rs. 80,000 to Rs. 100,000.
06:06How old is this plant?
06:10This plant is about 50-60 years old.
06:14It is ready in 50-60 years.
06:18But it takes 12-15 years for marketing.
06:22It takes 12-15 years for marketing.
06:24How much did it cost you?
06:26It cost me about Rs. 200.
06:34I use organic fertilizers.
06:38I use organic fertilizers.
06:42I have put a lot of organic fertilizers in this field.
06:48What is the variety?
06:50This is African Mahogany.
06:53The branches are selected from the selected plants.
07:01The branches are selected from the selected plants.
07:03The plant is cultured from the roots.