Transcript PNG forestry portfolio

PLANTATION AND PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT
Broad priority themes
Theme 1: Improving plantation productivity
o
o
o
o
o
Disease management
Species diversification – alternatives to acacia
Providing good seed and technical advice to farmers
Long term sustainability
Approaches to impact assessment
Theme 2: Capturing more value from plantation
species
o
o
o
o
Improved processing technologies
New products from plantation species
Better market access
Improved regulatory environment
Theme 3: Improving plantation governance
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Community relations
Institutional relationships
Policy and regulations
Tenure security
Links to national planning
Enforcement
Better inventory, e.g. by remote imagery
Theme 4: Capacity building in relation to
plantations
o
o
o
o
Postgraduate training
Improved extension
Use of action research methods
Networking