Aloe Vera Farming - Is it profitable???

[mahesh3399]

Aloe Farmers,

I want to start Aloevera Farming - please share your experiences:

What type of land & climate suitable for Aloevera.

How many plants per acre
How many months crop is this.

How much yield per acre

&

What Price we can get for Aloevera?

Thanks
Mahesh

 

[rathorevs]

It can be profitable if you have the right buyers for that. i cultivated around 15000 plants to start with in 10bighas(6acres approx).
considering average yield of 2kg (3 leaves) per plant per harvest you can expect a return of Rs. 6 per plant per harvest (Maximum). So now u can multiply with no of plants to calculate total return per harvest. There can be 3 to 4 harvests per annum.
loose sandy soil with relatively dry weather is good for aloevera.
Please note that estmiate provided by me is on maximised side. Plus since growth of all plants may not be equal you may get lower returns per harvest than expected.

Most important issue is the buyer. Go for Aloe cultivation only and only when ur sure about the buyers. although I started cultivating early, but due to un organised market i could not get expected returns.

More over currently i am trying to find out if there is any relalistic demand in india for aloe vera.i have posted a query regarding the same in this forum . but so far i havnt received and satisfacory reply.

 

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