4. Interventions, Upgrading Strategies and Strengthening Links in the Value Chain
This section of the report summarizes the outputs of the strategic planning workshop held in Tacloban City from March 9-10, 2009, the main objectives of which were to agree on a common vision for each value chain, verify the value chain linkages, and to draft the action plan on the proposed strategies identified in the February validation workshop.
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Annex M: The outputs of the Strategic Planning Workshop (March 9-10, 2009)
Plantation wood While the outlook for the global furniture industry was generally gloomy, domestic demand for furniture remains high due to increasing population, on-going housing construction and unmet government and industrial requirements for furniture. Strategies for this subsector include improving the quality of materials, synchronizing the marketing system, and streamlining the process for securing permits. Improving the quality of materials Wood producers in Leyte Island have the option to concentrate on the production of good quality wood produced at high recovery rates. The close proximity to Cebu would be of advantage when well sawn and dried lumber can be offered. High quality wood begins with high quality planting materials. Thus, plantation wood should be grown from quality seedlings. It was agreed that stakeholders should work closely with the DENR and the academe, particularly VSU which has an on-going ACIAR-funded project on nursery establishment to provide quality seedlings for tree Plantation Wood, Rattan and Bamboo in Leyte Island | Value Chains to benefit income generation of forest farmers
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