Economic analysis of poplar based agroforestry system under riparian wet land conditions of Punjab

The present study was conducted to analyze the viability of the poplar based agro-forestry system under Riparian wet land conditions of Punjab. From riparian wet land of Roopnagar district, five villages were selected having a sufficient number of poplar adopters. Maximum number of farmers adopted 6.0 x 1.5 meter spacing, whereas, few of them adopted 5.5 x 2.0 meter and 7.0 x 2.5 meter. The cost and income analysis from inter crop as well as poplar plantation indicated that B-C ratio was 2.87, internal rate of return was 57.50 percent and net present worth was 12, 28, 162 hectare−1, which showed that poplar based agro-forestry was economically viable in the study area. The B: C ratio, internal rate of return and net present worth were found to be higher for large poplar plantation allowed by medium and small farms.