Domestication of Native Tree Species for Timber Plantations: Key Insights for Tropical Island Nations

International Forestry Review 14(4):402-413. 2012 
https://doi.org/10.1505/146554812804715892

Domestication d'espèces d'arbres indigènes pour les plantations de bois de construction: enseignements principaux pour les nations insulaires tropicales
Domesticación de especies arbóreas nativas en plantaciones para madera: puntos claves para naciones insulares tropicales

Author

J.D. Nichols

 and 

J.K. Vanclay

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Author Affiliations

J.D. Nichols

Forest Research Centre, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore NSW 2480, Australia

J.K. Vanclay

Forest Research Centre, School of Environment, Science and Engineering, Southern Cross University, PO Box 157, Lismore NSW 2480, Australia

SUMMARY

A review of tree domestication principles, practices and case studies illustrates the importance of a methodological approach to domestication. Domestication of new species involves of the entire value chain from identification of candidate species, through production and management, to uptake by communities and markets. Efforts to domesticate forest trees have often neglected the final step of adoption, with the result that many projects have resulted in mature trees without markets. Ensuring adoption and marketability is important for the success of any domestication effort, but especially in small island nations where local markets may be small, transport limited and transaction costs high.

L'examen des principes, des pratiques et des études de cas dans le domaine de la domestication des arbres met en évidence l'importance de l'adoption d'une approche méthodologique en matière de domestication. La domestication de nouvelles espèces concerne l'ensemble de la chaîne de valeur, de l'identification des espèces potentielles à la production et gestion, en passant par la mise en oeuvre par les communautés et les marchés. Les initiatives de domestication des arbres forestiers ont souvent négligé l'étape finale: l'adoption. Aussi beaucoup de projets ont-ils abouti à la production d'arbres à maturité, sans débouchés. Pour garantir le succès de toute initiative de domestication, tout particulièrement dans les petites nations insulaires où les marchés locaux peuvent être petits, les transports limités et les frais de transactions élevés, il est important de veiller à l'adoption et à la possibilité de commercialisation.

Una revisión de los principios, prácticas y estudios de caso de domesticación de árboles ilustra la importancia de un planteamiento metodológico en cuanto a la domesticación. La domesticación de nuevas especies involucra a la totalidad de la cadena de valor: desde la identificación de especies candidatas a la aceptación por parte de comunidades y mercados, pasando antes por la producción y el manejo. Los esfuerzos para domesticar árboles forestales han descuidado a menudo el paso final de la adopción, resultando en muchos proyectos que logran árboles maduros pero no consiguen crear mercados. El asegurar la adopción y la comerciabilidad es importante para el éxito de cualquier intenta de domesticación, pero más especialmente en pequeñas naciones insulares donde puede que los mercados locales sean pequeños, el transporte limitado y los costos de transacción elevados.

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