Asia and Pacific Forest Industries Development Group. Technical Report: A Studyof Potentials for Downstream Timber Processing in Developing Countries of the Asia/Pacific Region

摘要

The activities leading to a more desirable development of the secondary woodprocessing industry in developing countries of the Asian/Pacific Region have apparently been stymied or blocked in some countries by factors which need immediate consideration by the affected countries. Although both the public and private sectors are generally convinced and willing to initiate or expand existing downstream timber processing activities, the rate of development is considered to be slow and one that needs rationalization, both in direction and scope. To this end, the FAO has contracted the services of the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) to undertake this Review Project with the following immediate objective: 'Develop further industrial secondary processing of timber products for local and export markets', coupled with the following goals for the sawmilling industry: (1) To improve its efficiency and income generating capacity from the current level of resource utilization; (2) To reduce wastage; and (3) To increase productivity from existing raw material.