Agricultural Economics Research Review
  • Year: 2020
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue: confspl

Valuation of ecoservices from nitrogen fixing trees: A case study of alder-based farming system in Nagaland

  • Author:
  • Limasunep Ozukum1,, Sheikh Mohammad Feroze2, Aniruddha Roy3
  • Total Page Count: 1
  • Page Number: 197 to 197

1Nagaland University, Medziphema-797106, Nagaland

2Central Agricultural University-Imphal-795004, Manipur

3ICAR-Research Complex for North Eastern Hill Region, Umiam-793103, Meghalaya

*Corresponding author: ferozendri@gmail.com

Online published on 22 February, 2021.

Abstract

This study was conducted to measure the monetary value of the eco services provided by the alder-based farming system (AFS) at Khonoma village under Kohima district in Nagaland by covering 60 AFS and 39 non-AFS farms. Direct market price and preventive expenditure method under the revealed preference approach was used to measure the economic value of the services provided by the system. The estimated value of the nitrogen (N) contributed naturally by the alder trees was 1 3208.95/farm and 1 7073.70/ha. The total value of the services provided by the alder trees at Khonoma ranged from 1 14936.81/farm to 1 17169.61/farm and 1 30521.59/ha to 1 35171.82/ha. Thus, the AFS has the potential to be replicated in other jhum areas through dissemination of knowledge on alder tree management.