PREPARING THE FIELD

Clearing of the Forest

The entire land acquired was manually cleared and small tress cut to ensure minimum disturbance to the soil. Some of the trees were left so as to provide natural shelter for the plantain against excessive sun as well as to enhance the humidity of the soil.  

                            Figure : Manual clearing of forest

                  Figure : Cleared forest before the felling of trees

                                       Figure : Felling of tress in the forest