SANDALWOOD
PRODUCTION &
EXPLOITATION IN
GLOBAL CONTEXT
Name- Anjali Banerjee
Subject- Environmental Geography
Semester – 05
Enrollment No- A903111420037
Introduction
Historical background of Sandal wood – Mythological
References
Changes in the production over the decade – 2000-2020
Production Scenario in Indian states- special reference to
Karnataka, Kerala & Tamil Nadu
CONTENT
Exploitation- Transformation from commerce to crime S
Global comparison- Reference to Australia
Key Findings
References
Introduction
Sandalwood was once
considered as the primary
source of Mysore state
economy where the entire
budget was planned based
on sandalwood.
HISTORICAL BACKGROUND –
MYTHOLOGICAL REFERENCES
CHANGES
IN THE
PRODUCTIO
N – [2000-
2020]
PRODUCTION
IN
SANDALWOO
D – KERALA,
KARNATAKA
& TAMIL
NĀDU
WHY SANDALWOOD IS SO
EXPENSIVE?
EXPLOITATION – TRANSFORMATION
FROM COMMERCE TO CRIME
Australia has its own native "India's supply is so low that it is now
sandalwood (Santalum spicatum). importing sandalwood from Australia
Since Indian sandalwood is better to meet the demands of sandalwood-
priced in the international market, it based industries in the country,
switched to growing this variety. In especially for the production of
1990, Indian sandalwood was priced sandalwood oil," said T S Rathore,
at around us $4,000 per tons, which scientist at the Institute of Wood
went up to more than us $80,000 per Science and Technology in Bangalore.
tons in 2006. While Australian India contributes 90 per cent of the
sandalwood was priced at us $8,500 sandalwood oil production in the
per tons in 2006. world.
Global comparison –
Between India and Australia
THE STORY
OF
SANDALWOO
D IN KENYA –
SUSTAINABLE
HARVESTING
Key Findings
• No policies are being practised in order to protect the sandal wood or to prevent
the theft from reserved forests.
• No responsibility or accountability is levied upon the field staff for sandal theft
in forests.
• There is still no proper remedy for the spike disease that strikes the sandalwood
trees.
• The growth of sandalwood takes a longer time which is causing an imbalance in
the demand and supply of sandalwood.
• The illegal trade and sale of sandalwood fluctuates the price in global market
yielding less revenues to the authentic cultivators.
• The sandalwood plantation owners of the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and
Andhra Pradesh still follow a rigidity regarding growing sandalwood which is
hampering the market.
References
• Australian forestry – Taylor & Francis
• Assessment and Conservation strategies for Santalum Album in Manmalai of
Thuraiyar range at Tiruchhapalli district – BEST: Journal for Humanities and Arts.
• Sandalwood : Uses, History, present status and future status – Arun Kumar,
Geeta Joshi and H.Y Mohan Ram.
• Current Science – Yamini V Tripathi, Nidhi Pandey & P. Tripathi
• National Stakeholder Workshop- Green Export Review, United Nations
• https://www.cosmeticsbusiness.com/news/article_page/Australian_vs_Indian_San
dalwood_Whats_the_difference/198301
• https://www.verifiedmarketresearch.com/product/sandalwood-oil-market/
