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Palamu Farmer Satish Starts Sandalwood Farming Eyeing 5 Million Earnings

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News18•06-10-2026, 12:54
Palamu Farmer Satish Starts Sandalwood Farming Eyeing 5 Million Earnings
- •Satish Dubey from Basna village in Palamu district has started cultivating sandalwood as a long-term investment.
- •He ordered 50 sandalwood saplings from Nagpur three years ago at around 100 rupees per plant.
- •The plants are thriving well, currently reaching a height of 8 to 10 feet in his agricultural field.
- •Sandalwood trees start developing their signature aroma after 8 to 10 years and mature commercially in 15 to 20 years.
- •Satish expects that selling these 50 mature trees in the future could yield an income of around 5 million rupees.
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Satish Dubey planted a total of 50 sandalwood saplings in his field after ordering them from Nagpur approximately three years ago.
The sandalwood trees are expected to begin emitting fragrance after 8 to 10 years, and they will take about 15 to 20 years to become commercially ready, with potential earnings estimated up to around 5 million rupees.
At the time of purchase around three years ago, the price of a single sandalwood sapling was approximately 100 rupees.





