Lac Cultivation on Plantations Basis A remunerative family farming venture for livelihood generation

Abstract

Cultivation of lac not only provides livelihood to millions of lac growers but also helps in conserving the vast stretches of forests, lac insects and associated biota. Lac growers give more importance to regular income from cultivation of lac over the years to one time income from timber or fuel. Thus, lac-culture plays a vital role in protection of our bio-resources. Lac also provides sustained high economic returns, generates employment opportunities and has potential to pave a strong foundation for lac based rural cottage industries.