Download or read book Managing Smallholder Teak Plantations written by Agus Astho Pramono and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2011-01-01 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Managing Smallholder Teak in Lao PDR written by Mark J. Dieters and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Teak is native to Lao PDR, occurring in the forests bordering Thailand and Myanmar in Xayabuli and Bokeo provinces. Approximately 15,000 ha of teak has been planted in woodlots, primarily in Luang Prabang province of Lao PDR. These woodlots produce a timber of high value that is used for a variety of purposes in local markets, and has strong demand in international markets such as China and Vietnam. Teak has proven to be highly suitable for cultivation in smallholder woodlots and agroforestry plants in northern Laos (at elevations between 300 and 600 m a.sl.), when established in conjunction with annual crops following a 3-5 year fallow. While Lao smallholders have been growing teak for many years, there is only very limited information available on the best cultural and management practices. This manual is designed as a practical field guide, primarily for use by staff in the District Agriculture and Forestry Offices, to provide reliable information to support extension and training activities with smallholders. Additional training materials are also available for distribution to farmers. Adoption of the silvicultural and management practices outlined in this manual will result in better quality, faster growing teak, that have higher value, with the potential to be harvested at an earlier age. In the longer term, widespread adoption of improved teak management is also expected to result in social and environmental benefits to individual growers and communities in the upland areas of northern Laos. The key extension messages for Lao farmers are: 1. Use the best quality planting stock available; 2. Plant trees no closer than 3 x 3 m, with wider spacing (low stocking rates) suitable on sloping lands and in agroforestry trials; and 3. To maximise growth rates and increase value, farmers must manage their teak plantings to reduce competition from weeds when they are young, and to manage competition between trees commencing 4-6 years after planting.--Abstract.
Download or read book Towards Improving Profitability of Teak in Integrated Smallholder Farming Systems in Northern Laos written by and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Occurring naturally in Laos, teak is one of the world's finest timbers. The high sustained demand for teak wood, coupled with significant shortages of supply from natural forests, has stimulated the development of plantations in many tropical countries. This study examined the socioeconomic and technical constraints to the incorporation of teak planting into farming systems in northern Laos.
Download or read book Teak written by Kailash Chandra Bebarta and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 396 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides the facts and figures on subjects like ecology, silviculture, productivity, utilization, management of teak forest extensively. It deals with all aspects of teak relating to the field ecology, site suitability, Plant growth, nutrient dynamics, methods of irrigation, timber gradation, thinning practices, and identification of compatible area for teak growing, profitability in teak plantation project, teak plantation project management. The current knowledge on various aspects of teak management practices has been added to make the book immensely useful to all who are involved in teak projects, either in the field of scientific research or in the field of forestry practices or in the field of investment on plantation.
Download or read book Domesticating Forests How Farmers Manage Forest Resources written by Geneviève Michon and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2005-01-01 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ecosystem Goods and Services from Plantation Forests written by Jürgen Bauhus and published by Earthscan. This book was released on 2010 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Plantation forests often have a negative image. They are typically assumed to be poor substitutes for natural forests, particularly in terms of biodiversity conservation, carbon storage, provision of clean drinking water and other non-timber goods and services. Often they are monocultures that do not appear to invite people for recreation and other direct uses. Yet as this book clearly shows, they can play a vital role in the provision of ecosystem services, when compared to agriculture and other forms of land use or when natural forests have been degraded. This is the first book to examine explicitly the non-timber goods and services provided by plantation forests, including soil, water and biodiversity conservation, as well as carbon sequestration and the provision of local livelihoods. The authors show that, if we require a higher provision of ecosystem goods and services from both temperate and tropical plantations, new approaches to their management are required. These include policies, methods for valuing the services, the practices of small landholders, landscape approaches to optimise delivery of goods and services, and technical issues about how to achieve suitable solutions at the scale of forest stands. While providing original theoretical insights, the book also gives guidance for plantation managers, policy-makers, conservation practitioners and community advocates, who seek to promote or strengthen the multiple-use of forest plantations for improved benefits for society. Published with CIFOR
Download or read book Teak written by International Institute for Environment & Development and published by IIED. This book was released on 1996 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Understanding the impact of planted forest on smallholder livestock farmers and their livelihoods in the Greater Mekong Subregion written by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations and published by Food & Agriculture Org.. This book was released on 2021-11-23 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Significant forest change in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) has resulted in deforestation of primary forests and expansion of plantation forests. Although plantation forest development benefits rural communities through income generation and employment opportunities, there have been negative impacts, including reductions in livestock grazing land and collection of non-timber forest products. This study analysed the association between primary forests, plantation forests, grazing areas and large ruminant populations in Cambodia, Lao PDR and Viet Nam. The report showed that livestock populations in the GMS are dynamic and have been under pressure due to enhanced trade and demand in red meat in China and Viet Nam, with a generally positive association between planted forest areas and populations of cattle and buffalo in Lao PDR and Viet Nam indicated. Tree plantations were an important source of income and generally perceived as having a positive impact on rural livelihoods, despite negatively impacts in grazing land availability. It is recommended that integrative approaches that include the collection of household level data to assess the impact on smallholder livelihoods and the collection of regional level data to capture forest changes in future forest assessments, enabling a more comprehensive understanding of the association between primary forests and planted forest on smallholder livestock production. Silvopastoral models have the potential to provide more viable and sustainable alternatives to the current forestry and livestock production models, supporting the transformation to more sustainable agriculture for better production, better environment, and sustainable development goals in GMS countries and beyond.
Download or read book Properties and Management of Soils in the Tropics written by Pedro A. Sanchez and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2019-01-10 with total page 685 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Long-awaited second edition of classic textbook, brought completely up to date, for courses on tropical soils, and reference for scientists and professionals.
Download or read book The Teak Genome written by Yasodha Ramasamy and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2021-09-01 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive compilation of knowledge on teak biology, ecology, clonal forestry, clonal registration, seed biology, and seed orchards. The teak genetic diversity, the sequenced genome, and transcriptomes from different tissues and their implications in modern tree improvement and material selection have been comprehensively discussed. The book also presents a narrative on wood characterization, wood chemistry, modern silviculture, growth and modelling, and economics of this valued tropical species. Altogether, the book contains about 200 pages over 16 chapters authored by globally reputed experts on the relevant field in this tropical tree. This book is useful to students, teachers, and scientists, and wood-based industries are interested in forestry, biology, seed orchards, breeding, genetic diversity, molecular genetics, in vitro culture, wood chemistry, and structural and functional genomics.
Download or read book How to Establish and Manage a Private Teak Plantation written by and published by . This book was released on 2006* with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Making timber plantations an attractive business for smallholders written by Dede Rohadi and published by CIFOR. This book was released on 2015-03-23 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The businesses of most smallholder timber growers are not strictly market-oriented. Consequently, opportunities to make better income from timber selling are often lost.
Download or read book Teak Tectona Grandis Farming written by K. K. Jha and published by IBDC Publishers. This book was released on 1999 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Teak for the Future written by Masakazu Kashio and published by Teaknet Secretariat in Forest Department. This book was released on 1998 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Held in Rangoon, Burma during May 29-June 3, 1995.
Download or read book Pulping the South written by Ricardo Carriere and published by Zed Books. This book was released on 1996-08-15 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The expansion of the pulp and paper industry is one of the most important causes of land and water conflicts in the South. This book examines the threat to livelihood, soil and biodiversity generated by large-scale pulpwood plantations in the South.
Download or read book Handbook of Forest Resource Economics written by Shashi Kant and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2014-04-03 with total page 825 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is increasingly recognized that the economic value of forests is not merely the production of timber. Forests provide other key ecosystem services, such as being sinks for greenhouse gases, hotspots of biodiversity, tourism and recreation. They are also vitally important in preventing soil erosion and controlling water supplies, as well as providing non-timber forest products and supporting the livelihoods of many local people. This handbook provides a detailed, comprehensive and broad coverage of forest economics, including traditional forest economics of timber production, economics of environmental role of forests, and recent developments in forest economics. The chapters are grouped into six parts: fundamental topics in forest resource economics; economics of forest ecosystems; economics of forests, climate change, and bioenergy; economics of risk, uncertainty, and natural disturbances; economics of forest property rights and certification; and emerging issues and developments. Written by leading environmental, forest, and natural resource economists, the book represents a definitive reference volume for students of economics, environment, forestry and natural resource economics and management.
Download or read book Tree and Forest Measurement written by Phil West and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-06-12 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Forests must be measured, if they are to be managed and conserved properly. This book describes the principles of modern forest measurement, whether using simple, hand-held equipment or sophisticated satellite imagery. Written in a straightforward style, it will be understood by everyone who works with forests, from the professional forester to the layperson. It describes how and why forests are measured and the basis of the science behind the measurements taken.
