Managerial and legal issues of teak plantations in the farmlands of South India. National Workshop on Policy and Legal Issues in Cultivation & Utilzation of Bamboo, Rattan and Forests Trees in Private & Commmunity Lands, August 7-9, 2001 Julien Demenois, Anne Heurtaux and Denis Depommier
Language: English Publication details: Pondicherry IFP & Kerala Forest Research Institute (KFRI) 2001Description: 8 pSubject(s): Summary: Since 10 to 20 years, teak has brought a renewed interest in the private lands of South India, largely due to the increasing demand of teakwood which includes small logs. But teak plantations appear still marginal in nummber and surface and poor in management. They mainly developped in agroforestry systems, in homegardens in Kerala. and on boundaries in Tamil Nadu. Even in blocks, they rarely consist in important investments. Quality of germplasm is poor and basic silvicultural techniques are often unknown or irregularly applied. Moreover, forest rules imposed on the cutting of teak and the transportion of its wood are ignored or misunderstood. This is one of the main bottlenecks in the development of private teak plantations and the production of a better quality of wood to satisfy the market as well as the planters who mainly are small farmers.| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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| Book | French Institute of Pondicherry | IFP Ecology collection | FOR.BOX.22.T.0008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | EC7305 |
Since 10 to 20 years, teak has brought a renewed interest in the private lands of South India, largely due to the increasing demand of teakwood which includes small logs. But teak plantations appear still marginal in nummber and surface and poor in management. They mainly developped in agroforestry systems, in homegardens in Kerala. and on boundaries in Tamil Nadu. Even in blocks, they rarely consist in important investments. Quality of germplasm is poor and basic silvicultural techniques are often unknown or irregularly applied. Moreover, forest rules imposed on the cutting of teak and the transportion of its wood are ignored or misunderstood. This is one of the main bottlenecks in the development of private teak plantations and the production of a better quality of wood to satisfy the market as well as the planters who mainly are small farmers.
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