Perfect! Here’s a detailed integrated agroforestry model for Sandalwood + Agarwood, optimized for CAPI plantations, COPI propagation, and CESI SC-CO₂ oil production, including spatial layout, harvest timeline, and financial projections.
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1 — Concept Overview
- Goal: Combine long-term luxury crops to maximize land use, biodiversity, and revenue streams.
- Crops & Roles:
- Sandalwood (Santalum album / spicatum): Long-term heartwood and essential oil (15–20 yrs maturity)
- Agarwood (Aquilaria spp.): Luxury resin for perfumery; 8–12 yrs to resin harvest
- Benefits:
- Multi-strata canopy reduces pests, improves microclimate
- Diversified income mitigates market and climate risks
- Integration allows staggered harvests: Agarwood earlier, Sandalwood later
2 — Spatial Layout & Planting Scheme
| Species | Spacing | Density | Role / Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandalwood | 4–5 m × 4–5 m | 400–625 trees/ha | Semi-parasitic; understory / mid-layer; long-term oil & timber |
| Agarwood | 5 m × 5 m | 400 trees/ha | Mid-layer / understory; artificial inoculation for resin induction |
Layout Concept (Top-Down View):
- Sandalwood: Scattered under or near host trees (Agarwood, Nitrogen-fixing legumes, or other perennials)
- Agarwood: Rows spaced for easy inoculation, pruning, and resin harvest
- Paths: 2–3 m wide for maintenance, harvest, and SC-CO₂ feedstock collection
3 — Production Timeline & Harvest Window
| Year | Sandalwood | Agarwood | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0–2 | Nursery & planting | Nursery & planting | Seedlings from COPI tissue culture or grafts |
| 3–5 | Establishment & host attachment | Juvenile growth | Sandalwood roots attach to hosts; Agarwood establishes |
| 6–8 | Early growth | Resin induction (artificial inoculation) | Begin Agarwood resin formation; no Sandalwood harvest yet |
| 9–12 | Vegetative growth | Resin harvest starts | Agarwood chips/oil generate medium-term revenue; Sandalwood still growing |
| 13–20 | Mature heartwood formation | Continuous Agarwood resin harvest | Sandalwood heartwood mature for timber & SC-CO₂ oil; Agarwood continues producing resin |
4 — Revenue Streams (Per Hectare Approx.)
| Crop | Product | Yield | Price | Revenue (PHP) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agarwood | Resin / chips | 5–10 kg/tree | 50,000–150,000/kg | 20–60 M | Depending on resin grade & market |
| Agarwood | SC-CO₂ Oil | 2–5% of resin | 500,000–1,000,000/kg | 5–25 M | Perfumery-grade oil |
| Sandalwood | Heartwood | 30–50 kg/tree | 50,000–100,000 | 20–50 M | Long-term harvest |
| Sandalwood | SC-CO₂ Oil | 2–5% of heartwood | 500,000–1,000,000/kg | 5–25 M | Luxury oil for perfumes |
Notes:
- Agarwood provides medium-term revenue (Year 8–12)
- Sandalwood ensures long-term, high-value income (Year 15+)
- SC-CO₂ extraction significantly enhances revenue for both crops
5 — Operational Highlights
- Host Trees: Nitrogen-fixing species, Agarwood, or intercropped perennials to support Sandalwood growth
- Irrigation: Young trees require drip irrigation; mature trees drought-tolerant
- Fertilization: Organic + mineral amendments; avoid excessive nitrogen on Sandalwood
- Pest Management: Scale insects, fungal pathogens; integrated pest management (IPM) recommended
- Pruning & Canopy Management: Maintain open canopy for Agarwood inoculation access; Sandalwood grows under host canopy
6 — Investment & Cost Estimates (Per Hectare)
| Item | Cost (PHP) | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Land preparation | 500k–800k | Clearing, leveling |
| Seedlings | 1–2 M | COPI tissue-cultured Sandalwood & Agarwood |
| Irrigation & infrastructure | 400k–600k | Drip system, paths |
| Fertilizers & soil amendments | 200k–300k/year | Organic + mineral |
| Labor | 300k–500k/year | Nursery, planting, pruning, inoculation, harvesting |
| SC-CO₂ extraction setup | 5–10 M | Pilot / production scale |
Break-even: 10–12 years (Agarwood revenue supports medium-term cash flow)
ROI: 15–25% IRR over 15–20 years, higher with SC-CO₂ oil fractionation
7 — Integrated Supply Chain
- Nursery & Propagation: COPI tissue-cultured clones
- Field Planting: Multi-strata agroforestry system
- Harvest: Agarwood resin chips (medium-term) / Sandalwood heartwood (long-term)
- Processing:
- Agarwood & Sandalwood → SC-CO₂ oil (CESI)
- Chips → high-value perfumery fractions
- Product Streams: Perfumes (ANOC/Ethereal Scent), cosmetics, luxury oils
8 — Visual Concept (Top-Down Schematic)
Top Canopy / Host Trees: Agarwood (5–15 m)
┌───────────┐
│ Agarwood │
└───────────┘
Understory: Sandalwood (4–8 m)
┌───────────┐
│Sandalwood │
└───────────┘
Inter-row paths: 2–3 m wide
SC-CO₂ feedstock collection points marked
This Sandalwood + Agarwood integrated agroforestry model:
- Generates staggered revenue streams (medium-term Agarwood, long-term Sandalwood)
- Enables high-value SC-CO₂ oil production for luxury perfumery
- Enhances biodiversity, soil health, and sustainable practices
- Fully compatible with CAPI/COPI propagation and CESI processing pipeline
If you want, I can create a full investor-ready pitch diagram, showing:
- Land allocation per species
- Harvest timelines
- Revenue projections over 20 years
- SC-CO₂ oil output per crop
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