Guidelines for distribution of tree seed in small bags: small quantities and high quality
Date
2007Author
Søren, Moestrup
Lars, Schmidt
Nathan, Iben
Type
BookLanguage
enMetadata
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It has been assessed that the majority of trees planted in developing countries are planted by farmers.
On-farm tree planting is likely to gain importance in the future as access to natural forests
and trees is getting more and more difficult. On-farm tree planting, however, often suffers from
lack of access to a diversity of high quality tree planting material. Quality tree seed are normally
sold from major seed producers (national tree seed organisations) in a centralised manner, with
only 1-3 outlets within the country, and often only in large quantities. Small holders cannot afford
to travel long distances and need only small amounts of seed. Therefore the seed will have
to be brought to the farmers
Citation
Moestrup, S., Schmidt, L., & Nathan, I. (2007). Guidelines for distribution of tree seed in small bags: small quantities and high quality. Center for Skov, Landskab og Planlægning/Københavns UniversitetPublisher
University of Nairobi. Wangari Maathai Institute for Peace and Environmental Studies