Why Plantation Crops?
Isn't it easier to just grow rice or vegetables instead of plantation crops?
At The Native Estate, we provide a range of agricultural services to help farmers and growers improve their crop yield and quality. Our team of experts has years of experience in soil analysis, crop management, and pest control. We use the latest technology and techniques to provide customized solutions that meet the unique needs of each farm. Whether you need help with soil fertility, irrigation, or pest management, we've got you covered. Contact us today to learn more about how we can help you achieve your agricultural goals.
We fear what we don't know.
Learn more about plantation crops, management practises and associated challenges and opportunities from research publications and government backed bodies supporting education and empowerment of plantation owners.
Are plantations for me?
I am pursuing my career away from home. Can I build the plantation without full time involvement?
The biggest barrier for plantation business, whether being undertaken as a passion project or bootstrapping a future business, is the gestation period. It takes anywhere between 3-5 years for most plantations to start bearing meaningful results. These formative years will not only demand preparedness to address challenges that nature will throw at us but will also consume the major chunk of your planned investment. It's no different from building a home or starting any new venture.
This is where we come in. We take care of all aspects of on ground planning and execution at the plantation level, which doesn't require your physical presence at the native land. However your core vision for the project will drive a lot of decisions, both economic and social. Right from adopting sustainable irrigation practices, to creating a natural nutrition system for the plantation, choice of crop density, layout for the plantation are some of the decisions to be taken. Our job is to bring in the science, commerce and real life feedback of these choices to the forefront so you are taking an informed decision that orients the plantation towards your goals.
Good news is that majority of these key decisions can be evaluated and analysed at the project feasibility stage itself. Also, the plantation will live for well over 20 years and this will be a period of continuous improvement and progress. So let's stat where we are, get the basics sorted, and let the future earnings guide the onward journey.
Is my Native land suitable for Plantations?
How do I know if my land is suitable for setting up a plantation?
This is a vital criteria that will guide us whether we undertake this project or not. While earth is regenerative and every piece of land has potential to sustain growth, at times the effort is higher.
Good news is, this can be measured objectively. In fact this is one of the first steps on our journey, to understand the micro climate, measure soil fertility, soil type, soil contamination and water sources as well as the broad topography of land. The data will tell us how capital and time intensive will the process of making the soil plantation ready. In a lot of cases, where the land has not been cultivated for years, it might already be close to readiness. In other cases where pollutants have been continuously disposed on land for a long time, the journey might be arduous and not make economic sense.
Long story short, let's find out! We will help you establish this objectively before you having to make any commitment on the project.
Measure what matters
Whether is our own health or our soils health, right diagnostics tells us where we are.