SANDALWOOD – INDIA
April 1st, 2003
BY SWINEETHA DIAS WICKRAMANAYAKAINDIAN landowners are preparing to exploit the liberalisation of the country's sandalwood sector, with the Indian government giving up a right to own, cut and sell sandal trees dating back to the British Raj. In future, private sandal tree groves will feed a profitable market. The old restrictions led to a black market, fuelled by inflated government prices for sandalwood, widely used in India in religious rituals and as a fragrance. The Indian government will however maintain control of the marketing of sandalwood and its ...
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