<p>How about the fragrance of our own sandalwood transcending boundaries, touching a small nation in South Eastern Africa? <br /><br /></p>.<p>A farmer from Tarikere in Chikkamagaluru district has made this possible with a farmer in Malawi evincing interest in taking up sandalwood cultivation on a large scale.<br /><br />T N Vishukumar from Tarikere, who has 1,800 sandalwood trees to his credit at his farm, had recently visited government-owned Forestry Research Institute of Malawi (FRIM) and national tree seed centre, Zomba, South Eastern Africa, to share his expertise. <br /><br />Kumar attributes it to a report published in DH throwing light on his sandalwood farming, in May 2009. The report had caught the attention of African country, that has fructified with his recent visit. <br /><br />Agri activities<br />Kumar had gone on invitation from Pacific Limited Company, a firm involved in large-scale agricultural activities. He shared the knowledge on sandalwood plantation, with African farmer Ismail, who is planning to plant the saplings on a large tract of 5,000 acres at Zomba city - also the administrative capital of Zomba district in that country.<br /><br />The officials at FRIM collected sandalwood seeds from Kumar, to conduct some experiments before giving permission to Ismail.<br /><br />Kumar has also brought home soil of Malawi and has sent the same for test at institute of wood science and technology, Malleswaram in Bengaluru. It is a research centre working under the Union ministry of Environment and Forests.<br /><br /> </p>
<p>How about the fragrance of our own sandalwood transcending boundaries, touching a small nation in South Eastern Africa? <br /><br /></p>.<p>A farmer from Tarikere in Chikkamagaluru district has made this possible with a farmer in Malawi evincing interest in taking up sandalwood cultivation on a large scale.<br /><br />T N Vishukumar from Tarikere, who has 1,800 sandalwood trees to his credit at his farm, had recently visited government-owned Forestry Research Institute of Malawi (FRIM) and national tree seed centre, Zomba, South Eastern Africa, to share his expertise. <br /><br />Kumar attributes it to a report published in DH throwing light on his sandalwood farming, in May 2009. The report had caught the attention of African country, that has fructified with his recent visit. <br /><br />Agri activities<br />Kumar had gone on invitation from Pacific Limited Company, a firm involved in large-scale agricultural activities. He shared the knowledge on sandalwood plantation, with African farmer Ismail, who is planning to plant the saplings on a large tract of 5,000 acres at Zomba city - also the administrative capital of Zomba district in that country.<br /><br />The officials at FRIM collected sandalwood seeds from Kumar, to conduct some experiments before giving permission to Ismail.<br /><br />Kumar has also brought home soil of Malawi and has sent the same for test at institute of wood science and technology, Malleswaram in Bengaluru. It is a research centre working under the Union ministry of Environment and Forests.<br /><br /> </p>
