Economics and Organizational Aspects of Private Tree Farming to Increase Fuelwood Production in Developing Countries

摘要

The study compares tree farming programs in the Philippines, Indonesia, Bangladesh, Thailand, Haiti and India, using interviews with tree farmers, middlemen and officials. Findings include: (1) Tree planting and management decisions are based mainly on the cash value of the crop, even by farmers who consume much more of their crop than they sell; (2) Tree farming development projects seldom include market development components; (3) First-time tree farmers tend to be wealthy farmers; (4) Smaller landholders may risk tree farming when good profits have been demonstrated; (5) In well-established tree-farming areas, farmers plant several tree species. A final section discusses the influence these findings should have on the design of future projects.