Journal article
Financial returns from collaborative investment models of Eucalyptus agroforestry plantations in Lao PDR
S Phimmavong, TN Maraseni, RJ Keenan, G Cockfield
Land Use Policy | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2019
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Abstract
Global demand for forest products is increasing and plantation forests are supplying a growing proportion of wood to industry. Plantation expansion has however slowed and the location and management of plantations to meet future timber needs is uncertain. In South East Asia, population pressure and land tenure arrangements will challenge broad scale plantation establishment. Companies and government are looking to plantation models that integrate local community or conservation needs but there has been little financial analysis of integrated production systems that can inform investment decisions by corporations or smallholder tree growers. Lao PDR has at least four million hectares of degra..
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Funding Acknowledgements
This research paper is part of a larger research project "Improving policies for forest plantations to balance smallholder, industry and environmental needs in Lao PDR and Vietnam", funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (Project No: ADP/2014/047). The authors would like to thank anonymous reviewers of this paper for their constructive criticisms, and suggestions. The authors also express our deep gratitude to Burapha Agroforestry Company Limited for providing considerable data, useful comments, supports and facilities in conducting the research, namely Martin Forsen, CEO/COO, Mr Luke McWhirter, Chief Forester of the company. Furthermore, the authors acknowledge constructive and helpful comments from Neil Byron, and Stephen Midgley (Salwood Asia Pacific Pty Ltd.). In addition, we would like thank Peter Stevens, Alex van der Meer Simo (Australian National University), and Dr. Thu Ba Huynh (the University of Melbourne).