Forest Act has been made flexible and hence farmers can earn income by growing sandalwood in their land, said Chief Conservator of Forests K Sundar Naik.
He was speaking at a workshop on growing new varieties of bamboo and sandalwood at Aranya Bhavana here on Tuesday.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/farmers-can-sell-sandalwood-grown-them-official
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/deccan-herald-bangalore
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agroforestry
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-resources
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/bamboo
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sandalwood
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/karnataka