Forest Plantations Working Papers
Based on the work in 1998 of
D. Hammond
Consultant
Edited by M. Varmola
May 2002
Forest Resources Development Service
Forest Resources Division
Forestry Department
Working Paper FP/21
FAO, Rome (Italy)
2.1 History of the mahogany plantations
2.2 Programme objectives
2.3 Risks and constraints
2.4 Legal issues2.5 Land quality and suitability
2.6 Political situation
2.7 Covernment incentives
2.8 Social issues
2.9 Technical matters2.9.1 Forest health
2.9.2 Ability to manipulate the output from a plantation
2.9.3 Wood quality
2.9.4 Genetic development
2.9.5 Growth rates
3.1 Background
3.2 Technical matters3.2.1 Land quality
3.2.2 Climate
3.2.3 Experience and expertise
3.2.4 Fire and diseases3.3.1 Demand and supply
3.3.2 Market prices
3.2.3 Landowner negotiations
3.3.4 Forest costs3.4.1 Government encouragement
3.4.2 Laws protecting local processing
3.4.3 Land issues
3.4.4 Customary land
4.1 Background
4.2 Technical matters4.2.1 Land qualities
4.2.2 Climate
4.2.3 Nurseries
4.2.4 Experience and labour
4.2.5 Diseases4.3.1 Rates of return
4.3.2 Demand and supply
4.3.3 Market prices
4.3.4 Operational costs4.4 Political and social situation
4.4.1 Government encouragement
4.4.2 Export duties and taxation
4.4.3 Local processing requirements
4.4.4 Land issues
5.1 Government involvement
5.2 Land tenure and security
5.3 Involvement of local people
5.4 Quality and consistency of forest management
5.5 Development of cash economies and local entrepreneurs
5.6 Incentives
Appendix 1. Forestry overview of case study countries
Appendix 2. Fiji hardwood plantations species age class distribution
Appendix 3. Unit forest and silvicultural costs
Appendix 4. Log grades and prices - Fiji
Appendix 5. Age class distribution, Brown river project