A PROJECTON

REPLANTING (2010-11)“SURVIVING THE DROUGHT”(JANUARY ’11 TO MARCH ’11)

BYEDWIN CHERIN ABRAHAM

ASSISTANT MANAGERLOCKHART ESTATE

OBJECTIVESBUSINESS OBJECTIVE (LONG TERM)

•SAVING THE CAPITAL INVESTMENT PUT IN FOR REPLANTING

• INCREASING THE LAND PRODUCTIVITY AND WORKER PRODUCTIVITY THROUGH HIGHER

BUSH POPULATION• DEVELOP DEEP ROOT SYSTEM IN PLANTS

(HYDROTROPISM)

SHORT TERM GOALS (3 MONTHS OF THE PROJECT)

• INCREASE IN THE SURVIVAL% AFTER DROUGHT MONTHS

• REDUCTION IN THE COST OF IRRIGATION• INCREASING THE EFFICIENCY OF IRRIGATION

REPLANTING (2010-2011)PROJECT SITE: LOCKHART ESTATE

(LOCKHART HUB)FIELD: 4A AREA: 8.3 h.a PLANTS:

1,08,000PLANTING DISTANCE: 1.35M X 0.75M X 0.75M CLONE: TRF-1 (UPASI 17 x UPASI 21)CLONE CHARECTERSTICS: BROAD LEAFROBUST GROWTHPALE YELLOWISH GREEN COLOUR LEAVESYIELD :10000KG/H.ALONG INTERNODEDIFFICULT TO ROOTEXCELLENT BRANCHING

HISTORY : DATA ANALYSISTHE PROBLEM IN FIGURES: INFILLING DATA APRIL ’2010

RAINFALL DATA

FIELD NO. OF PLANTS CASUALITY NO.(%)TOTAL 54635 9027 (16.52%)

MONTH RAINFALL (2009-10) RAINFALL (2010-11)JANUARY 0.25 CM 0.46 CM

FEBRUARY 0.0 CM 2.72 CMMARCH 2.95 CM 0 CMTOTAL 3.20 CM 3.18 CM

MEASURES TO RESIST DROUGHT• MULCHING : COVERING THE SOIL SURFACE NEAR TO

THE PLANTS WITH COIR PITH TO REDUCE THE EVAPORATION FROM THE SOIL SURFACE.

• COVER CROPS: CROTOLARIA AND GLYRICIDIA USED AS COVER CROPS TO THE PLANTS. THIS WASN’T MUCH USEFUL AS THESE COVER CROPS DID NOT RESPOND WELL.

• TOP SHADING: REDUCTION IN THE TRANSPIRATION LOSS BY COVERING THE PLANTS ALONG EAST-WEST DIRECTION USING COCONUT FRONDS AND EUCALYPTUS BRANCHES.

• KAOLIN APPLICATION• SUBSOIL IRRIGATION

SUBSOIL IRRIGATION

CONVENTIONAL METHOD TASK:200 PLANTS/MANDAY

IN THIS METHOD A PAIR OF WORKERS , ONE FOR INJECTING AND THE OTHER FOR HEAD LOADING WATER.

VERY LOW TASK ACHIEVABLE AND EFFICIENCY WAS VERY LESS.

SUBSOIL IRRIGATION

• NEW METHOD: TASK: 750-1000 PLANTS/MANDAY

USING THE HIGH VOLUME MACHINES TO PUMP WATER TO THE INJECTORS CONNECTED TO THE TWO OUTLETS USING HOSE PIPES AND INJECTING AT A HIGHER EFFICIENCY AND LESS EXPENSE.

HIGH SAVING ON MANDAYS AND COST OF IRRIGATION.

PROGRESS• LAST RAINFALL RECEIVED ON : 04/01/’11• SUB-SOIL IRRIGATION STARTED ON: 28/01/’11

MONTH PLANTS DONE

JANUARY 12000

FEBRUARY 1,53,000

MARCH (TILL 18/03) 71,500

TOTAL (TILL 18/03) 2,24,500

NO. OF ROUNDS COMPLETED (TILL 18/03)

2.07

FINANCIAL PERSPECTIVE

A COMPARITIVE STUDY OF THE TWO METHODS CONSIDERING THE COST PARAMETERS WHEN REQUIRED TO DO 2,24,500

PLANTS.

COST SAVINGS/PLANT: RS.(2.34 -0.97) = RS.1.37TOTAL SAVINGS: RS.1,47,960

METHOD-> CONVENTIONAL HIGH VOLUME INJECTION

PLANTS 2,24,500 2,24,500

PLANTS/MANDAY 200 596

MANDAYS REQ. 1122.5 377

COST (MANDAYS) 1122.5 x Rs.225 = Rs.2,52,562 377 x Rs.225 = Rs.84825

FUEL CONSUMED 0 332 L (PETROL)

COST (FUEL) 0 332 x Rs.60 = Rs.19,920

TOTAL COST Rs. 2,52,562 Rs. 1,04,745

COST/PLANT Rs. 2.34 Rs. 0.97