Current situation and solutions for developing sawn timber-oriented acacia hybrid plantation at household scale in Quang Tri province

Abstract

Sawn timber-oriented plantation is one of the important solutions to implement the strategy of forestry sector reconstruction. As of 2019, the whole province of Quang Tri has 3,687.7 ha of acacia hybrid plantation towards sawn timber business, of which forest planted by households is 914.5 ha (accounting for 24.8%). The results of assessment of the growth of sawn timber forest plantation models in the study area (Cam Lo and Hai Lang district) showed that: the sawn timber intensive plantation model (age 5) had higher growth than with small timber plantation model. The forest is converted from small timber into sawn timber at the age of 8 has over 70% standing trees with D1.3 from 15 cm or more (meeting the requirements of sawn timber for the market), the households have sold these forest to reduce risks that are caused by wind, storms and forest fires. Development of sawn timber-oriented acacia hybird plantation models at household scale in Quang Tri province are affected by various factors and is divided into 4 groups: (i) Characteristics of land for plantation (slope, natural calamity/disaster); (ii) Household capacity (forestry land area, capital, rotation, sawn timberoriented forest plantation techniques); (iii) Support state policies (capital support, technical assistance); and (iv) The market. Household’s decisionmaking is dominated by five factors: natural disasters, capital, rotation, sawn timber prices, and land areas for forest plantation.