
VOLUME 3, TOPIC 15
A. K. Mukerji1
ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS OF TAPPING IN Pinus
elliottii var.elliottii IN BRAZIL
Vitor Afonso Hoeflich1, Ernst Christian
Lamster2 and Eliseu de Souza Baena3
The main objective of this paper was to evaluate the economic feasibility of tapping
Pinus elliottii Engelm. var.
Elliottii in South Brazil. The resin is a product from the exsudation of pine trees and
is prime material for colophony and turpentine production, used for a series of chemical
and pharmaceutical industries. Tapping is an important
activity, socially and economically
providing thousands direct and indirect jobs, stabilizing populations in rural regions and generating
resources to the country through exports. Using IRR (Internal Rate of Return) on cash-flow for a non
tapped forest, tapped one, and tapped in genetically improved forest for resin exsudation
gain, the advantage of tapping was evident for improved trees. Respectively, the IRR was 8,60%/year, 13,20%/year,
and 16,60%/year. Some recommendations are
presented: a) there is a need to research the
"extraction" method, used in Southern USA and other new techniques in order to minimise the cost of
tapping; b) government authorities should provide incentives such as loans.
Keywords:- slash pine - tapping - genetic - economics - reforestation
1 Agronomic Engineer, Ph.D., EMBRAPA/CNPFlorestas - Curitiba, PR - Brazil
2 Agronomic and Agricultural Engineer, Projeto de Preservação da Mata Atlântica-PPMA, Consultoria Independente
- Consórcio GOPA/MAGNA - São Paulo, SP - Brazil
3 Forest Economist and Forest Engineer, Ph.D., Projeto de Preservação da Mata Atlântica-PPMA, Consultoria
Independente - Consórcio GOPA/MAGNA - São Paulo, SP - Brazil
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