Annexure - II

ASSUMPTIONS - ORGANIC CULTIVATION OF SAFED MUSLI

Sl. No Particulars Units Year 1
A. Operations
1 Land clearance mandays 10
2 Land prepartion, Layout and fencing mandays 40
3 Nursery preparation & planting mandays 15
4 Application of manures and fertilisers mandays 15
5 Irrigation mandays 15
6 Spraying mandays 10
7 Interculture mandays 20
8 Harvesting mandays 20

B. Materials
1 Planting material q/ha 11.25
2 Organic Manure (Vermicompost/ Compost/ FYM t/ha 35
3 Irrigation - electricity, pumpset repair/ maintenance months 8
charges
4 Organic Pesticides/ Fungicides @ kg or l/ha 100
5 Seedlings/cuttings for live hedge fencing of 400 no./ha 1500
running metres
6 Plant protection and post harvesting tools (Sprayer, Set 1
digger, knives etc.)

@ Different preparations/extracts/formulations are used. So an average spray volume and

price has been considered.
 Annexure - II Contd..
Sl. No. A. Technical Parameters Units
1 Spacing 0.35 x 0.35 m
2 Plant population no. of plants/ha 80000
3 Yield
Year 1 q/ha 8
Year 2 q/ha 8
Year 3 q/ha 8
Year 4 q/ha 10
Year 5 q/ha 12

B. Financial Parameters
1 Planting material Rs./q 30000
2 Organic Manure (Vermicompost/ Compost/ FYM) Rs./t 1000
Irrigation - electricity, pumpset repair/ maintenance 250
3 charges Rs./month
4 Organic Pesticides/ Fungicides @ Rs./kg 30
5 Seedlings/cuttings for live hedge fencing Rs./plant 2
6 Plant protection and post harvesting tools Rs. per set 2500
7 Peeling charges - Lumpsum Rs./ha 125000
8 Labour wage rate Rs./manday 60
9 Sale Price of Dry Musli Rs./q 45000
10 Margin Money % of unit cost 10
11 Bank Loan % of unit cost 90
12 Interest Rate % 12

@ Different preparations/extracts/formulations are used. So an average spray volume and

price has been considered.
Note : Dairy unit consisting of atleast two milch animals should be an integral part of any
organic farm. It is presumed in the model that the farmer is having atleast two milch cattle
in his farm and in its absence, banks may extend financial assistance for a two animal dairy
unit.