David Ngala

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Sustainable harvesting of coconut trees for wood.

Category: Forest products, Sustainable income generating activities | Date: Oct 25 2008 | By: davidngala

While we were up and about as we were camping with the warden we came across a farmer who had planted coconut trees in his farm and was harvesting them for wood, the wood looked so good.

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wood from coconut trees.

The farmer told us he decided to plant the coconut trees for coconuts and so he can harvest its wood later on. Coconut tree sgrow well in the coast region and they are abundant.

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Farmer ( old man with a walking stick) talks to the warden as children listen

This practise is a good idea and if well adopted within the community will prevent people from poaching wood in the forest.

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A view of the farmers farm with coconut trees and cashewnut trees in the background.

David Ngala

FoASF - Conservation Officer

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