Why don't people plant trees on empty land? Can anything be done?

[NithinKamath]

@NithinKamath

@Krutika

implementing this model with the more venturesome farmers in the village first allows the more risk averse farmers to observe the results of their fellow farmers and then take up the model in years 3 or 4 when they see that this is yielding good results; but the initial investment to get the early adopters will be on the higher side

What does the investment look like?

@Krutika, I missed your earlier post. This is super nice, I am plugging here since I have another question related to this.

Farmers for Forests - Updates Thread

It’s been 1.5 years since our last update! Here’s what’s happened, in a nutshell: We’re working in 7 districts of Maharashtra now: Pune, Ahmednagar, Solapur, Beed, Gadchiroli, Gondia and Raigad Our numbers so far are ~650 acres of afforestation and reforestation; ~3000 acres of vulnerable forests under protection; over 17,000 days of rural employment generated We have a team of nearly 50 F4Fers now! In addition to our forest protection and restoration work, we have 4 other areas where we’ve …

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Our project is currently being registered and validated on the Verra CCB standard. Do come visit our field locations in Gadchiroli and Gondia sometime!

How does the economics of this work? What is the potential revenue that can be generated through Carbon credits? Assuming I am a farmer with 1 acre of land, I decided to plant trees.

1. Periphery
2. Across the land?

I understand that numbers might vary based on various factors. I am just trying to figure out an average ballpark number.