Aloe Vera is a medicinal plant with grows 2ft high on yearly basis. Aloe vera is stem less or very short stemmed plant, which grows 24-40inches high and the leaves are about 4inches wide. The leaves are thick and fleshy and green to grey in colour. The leaves are peeled and there’s a viscous liquid is found. The Aloe vera leaves are also used in making of pickles, vegetables, chyawanprash etc. The margin of the leaf is serrated and has small white teeth/ thorns. It is Medicinal Plant. Expenditure :
At a distance of 2 * 2ft 13,000 saplings can be planted in one Acre of land
Plantation cost is to be borne only once and then for next 5yrs yield can be extracted.
Cost of Cultivation (13000plants * Rs.2/ plant)= Rs. 26,000/-
Income & Yield
From each plant you get 3kg leaves within the first year of plantation.
13,000 plants * 3kgs = 39000kgs
Income from 1 acre is
39000kgs * Rs.2/- = Rs.78,000/- (from first year of plantation)
In the second year, within every 6months harvesting is done.