XI WORLD FORESTRY CONGRESS

Antalya, Turkey, 13 to 22 October 1997




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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