Developing a high value timber industry in the Leyte based on furniture production: future prospects and lessons from experiences in tropical Australia

John L Herbohn; Steve R Harrison; David Smorfitt

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Developing a high value timber industry in the Leyte based on furniture production: future prospects and lessons from experiences in tropical Australia

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Developing a high value timber industry in the Leyte based on furniture production: future prospects and lessons from experiences in tropical Australia

John L Herbohn, Steve R Harrison and David Smorfitt

Annals of Tropical Research, Vol.25(2), pp.89-100

2003

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Agricultural and Veterinary Sciences

The desirability of and prospects for development of a high-value timber industry in Leyte, Philippines, are examined. Lessons are drawn from extensive research undertaken in tropical north Queensland, Australia, including studies of landholder attitudes; sawmilling activities, including the role of portable sawmills; potential financial returns from plantations of high value rainforest cabinet timbers; and marketing studies involving cabinet-makers and consumers. These studies suggest the need to demonstrate that money can be made from smallholder and community plantations, to have harvest security, to convince politicians and public about benefits of forestry, to be able to develop effective programs that target particular groups, and to develop a range of financing arrangements (e.g. carbon credits, institutional and venture capital) that allow early cash flows. Issues associated with the development of a furniture industry in the Leyte are discussed in the light of these research experiences.

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Title: Developing a high value timber industry in the Leyte based on furniture production: future prospects and lessons from experiences in tropical Australia
Authors: John L Herbohn (Author)
Steve R Harrison (Author)
David Smorfitt (Author)
Publication details: Annals of Tropical Research, Vol.25(2), pp.89-100
Publisher: Visayas State College of Agriculture
Date published: 2003
ISSN: 0116-0710
Organisation Unit: Australian Centre for Pacific Islands Research; Tropical Forests and People Research Centre; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Forest Research Institute
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450347402621
Output Type: Journal article

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