Forest College & Research Institute, Mettupalyam

• Over all coordination and monitoring
• Establishment of 60 ha of farmers linked industrial wood plantation
• Promoting horizontal expansion of industrial wood plantation during project and post project period
• Identification of alternative pulpwood species
• Optimizing irrigation and fertilizer schedule for higher productivity
• Promotion of suitable agroforestry models
• Introduction of mechanization in plantation activities
• Development of post harvest processing technologies
• Value addition of plantation and industrial residue through briquettes
• Augmenting supply chain system through contract farming
• Capacity building to all stakeholders
• Assessment of demand and supply pattern
• Establishing market intelligence cell for dissemination of market information system

Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (ICFRE), Coimbatore

• Sharing of genetic materials and information on two pulp wood species (casuarina and eucalyptus)
• Development of potential genotypes through research and development
• Assisting in establishment of decentralized CMA
• Demonstration of 40 ha farmers linked industrial wood plantations in the target areas
• Capacity building to user groups through institutional training

Tamil Nadu Newsprints and Papers Limited, Karur

Target species: Casuarina and Eucalyptus
Target Area: 40 ha

• Identification of area and fixing target sites
• Identification of cluster/ user groups/ SHGs
• Mass multiplication of existing pulp wood genetic resources and production of quality planting material
• Establishment of farmers’ linked industrial wood model demonstration plantations to cover an area of 40ha
• Introduction of mechanization in planting and harvest operations
• Value addition of the plantation residue through briquette making and assuring buy back
• Promotion of simultaneous expansion of industrial agroforestry plantations.
• Lending credit facilities to the growers through Nationalized Financial Institutions.
• Execution of agreement with growers for assured buy back along with assured support price
• Organizing hands on training to user groups
• Facilitating formation of tree growers society for sustainability
• Sustaining the concept of production to consumption system after the project period through tree growers association

Seshasayee Paper Boards Ltd., Erode

Target species: Casuarina and Eucalyptus
Target Area: 40 ha

• Identification of area, cluster and fixing target sites
• Mass multiplication of and production of quality planting material
• Establishment of 40ha farmers’ linked industrial plantations
• Introduction of mechanization in planting and harvest operations
• Value addition of the industrial residue through briquette makin
• Promotion of simultaneous expansion of agroforestry plantations
• Lending credit facilities to the growers through Nationalized Financial Institutions
• Execution of agreement with growers for assured buy back along with assured support price
• Organizing hands on training to user groups
• Facilitating formation of tree growers society for sustainability
• Sustaining the concept of production to consumption system after the project period through tree growers association

Vasan Match Works, Gudiyatham

Target species: Ailanthus excelsa and Albizia falcatoria
Target Area: 20  ha

• Identification of area,  fixing target sites and f cluster/ user groups/ SHGs
• Establishment of farmers’ linked industrial wood model demonstration plantations to cover an area of 20 ha
• Introduction of mechanization in planting and harvest operations
• Promotion of simultaneous expansion of industrial agroforestry plantations
• Lending credit facilities to the growers through Nationalized Financial Institutions
• Execution of agreement with growers for assured buy back along with assured support price
• Facilitating formation tree growers society for sustainability
• Sustaining the concept of production to consumption system after the project period through     tree growers association