• Development of certification programs and product standards should therefore
be a priority for Indian sandalwood industry and could be championed and
coordinated by prime research institutions like Institute of Wood Science and
Technology, ICFRE. MoEF and the Govt. of India.
10.4 Marketing
• The high price of Indian sandalwood oil in both domestic and international
market has always been a reason behind frequent adulteration of this valuable
material with other cheaper essential oils and resinous substances.
• European buyers expect a good, reliable level of quality; most of them expect
suppliers to follow the HACCP principles for food processing and also they
prefer suppliers who can demonstrate good standards in sustainability. This
involves social and environmental responsibility as well as sustainable sourcing
practices. Buyers may not require compliance with certification standards to
prove sustainability. However, they expect the suppliers who demonstrate that
the supplier incorporate sustainability component into their operations. Hence,
good performance assessment in terms of sustainability with regard to sourcing,
social and environmental responsibility should be incorporated and quality
should be maintained and demonstrated to the buyers in the international market
for its higher value.
• More research is needed in developing methods to identify genuine sandalwood
oils from the counterfeit products, as the present market is flooded with such low
quality artificial oils deliberately manufactured to capture the sandalwood
market.
• In addition, more research should be conducted on the oil quality of hybrid
sandalwood varieties although some hybrids such as S. album × S. yasi show
promising improvements in vigour and oil contents.
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Acts/Rules for Felling and Transit Regulation of Sandalwood/Various Tree Species
Grown on Forests/Non-forest Lands of Different States (Arun Kumar Bansal 2012;
Subhash Chandra 2014)
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be a priority for Indian sandalwood industry and could be championed and
coordinated by prime research institutions like Institute of Wood Science and
Technology, ICFRE. MoEF and the Govt. of India.
10.4 Marketing
• The high price of Indian sandalwood oil in both domestic and international
market has always been a reason behind frequent adulteration of this valuable
material with other cheaper essential oils and resinous substances.
• European buyers expect a good, reliable level of quality; most of them expect
suppliers to follow the HACCP principles for food processing and also they
prefer suppliers who can demonstrate good standards in sustainability. This
involves social and environmental responsibility as well as sustainable sourcing
practices. Buyers may not require compliance with certification standards to
prove sustainability. However, they expect the suppliers who demonstrate that
the supplier incorporate sustainability component into their operations. Hence,
good performance assessment in terms of sustainability with regard to sourcing,
social and environmental responsibility should be incorporated and quality
should be maintained and demonstrated to the buyers in the international market
for its higher value.
• More research is needed in developing methods to identify genuine sandalwood
oils from the counterfeit products, as the present market is flooded with such low
quality artificial oils deliberately manufactured to capture the sandalwood
market.
• In addition, more research should be conducted on the oil quality of hybrid
sandalwood varieties although some hybrids such as S. album × S. yasi show
promising improvements in vigour and oil contents.
Annexure 1
Acts/Rules for Felling and Transit Regulation of Sandalwood/Various Tree Species
Grown on Forests/Non-forest Lands of Different States (Arun Kumar Bansal 2012;
Subhash Chandra 2014)
338
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