Chainsaw milling: supplier to local markets - European Tropical ...

country est. lumber
production
for local market
(m 3 /year)
224
ETFRN NEws 52: DEcEmbER 2010
means of
production
kenya n/a on-farm sawing
using Csm (most
preferred),
mobile saw bench
and pit saws
liberia 280,000–
650,000 m3 (rwE, based
on 31%
recovery rate)
nigeria n/a mainly freehand
Csm, particularly
from offreserve
areas
and community
forests
uganda 240,000
(30% of
total timber
output)
csM policy est. forest
estate
(ha)*
Chainsaws are
considered legal
tools; no licences or
levies are imposed
on chainsaw
operators
freehand Csm Csm is illegal, but
by collecting fees,
the government
gives it a quasi-legal
status; predicted
aaC: 750,000–1.3
million m 3
90% Csm, 10%
sawmills
most states regard
Csm as illegal;
some have softened
their regulations to
accommodate Csm
Csm has recently
been permitted
provided that
the chainsaw is
registered, milling
attachments are
used, and relevant
fees are paid;
predicted aaC:
150,000–200,000 m 3
3.5 million
ha (6%)
4.3 million
ha (45%)
9 million
ha (10%)
3 million
ha (15%)
popula-
tion*
38.8
million
3.8
million
151.2
million
31.7
million
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* Fao. 2010. Global Forest Resources Assessment 2010. main report, Fao Forestry paper 163. rome: Fao, 340 pp.
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