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Ministry of Forestry Ministry of Forestry Forest Department Study on Utilization of Plantation Teak Pre Project CFC/ITTO 73 FT PPD 68/03 Rev.2 (I) Proceedings of the Regional Workshop on Development of Plantation Teak Utilization in the ASEAN Region Central Forestry Development Training Centre, Hmawbi, Yangon, Myanmar 7-10 July, 2009 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction 1 Election of Regional Workshop Officials 1 Presentations at The regional Workshop 2 Conclusion and Recommendations 3 Closing of The Regional Workshop 6 Acknowledgements 6 Annex 1 7 Annex 2 10 Annex 3 12 Annex 4 14 Annex 5 19 Annex 6 27 Annex 7 29 Annex 8 36 Annex 9 49 Annex 10 54 Annex 11 58 TABLE OF CONTENTS Annex 12 66 Annex 13 71 Annex 14 74 Annex 15 77 Annex 16 78 Regional Workshop on Development of Plantation Teak Utilization in the ASEAN Region 7-10 July, 2009, Hmawbi, Myanmar Introduction The pre project entitled “Study on Utilization of Plantation Teak Pre Project” (PPD 68/03 Rev.2 (I)) has been implemented by the Forest Department, Ministry of Forestry with financial assistance from Common Fund for Commodities- CFC/ International Tropical Timber Organization- ITTO. In accordance with the project document activity 2.1, Regional Workshop on “Development of Plantation Teak Utilization in the ASEAN Region” was held on 7-10 July, 2009 at the Central Forestry Development Training Centre, (CFDTC), Hmawbi, Myanmar. The objectives of regional workshop were (1) To disseminate of pre-project findings (2) To disseminate information and downstream processing of utilization of plantation teak among stakeholders in and outside the country. (3) To identity opportunities for the establishment of an information-sharing network. The expected output of the regional workshop is to formulate a project proposal addressing technical problems and commercialization of value-added products of planted teak in key teak producing countries in ASEAN region. Regional Workshop participants included three representatives from ITTO member countries- India, Indonesia and Philippines, the Planning and Statistics Department, Forest Department, Dry Zone Greening Department, Myanma Timber Enterprise (MTE), University of Forestry, Forest Research Institute and other forestry-related organizations such Forest Resource Environment Development and Conservation Association (FREDA), Myanmar Forest Products and Timber Merchant Association (MFPTMA). The workshop was held for four days. The first two days was four papers presentation and day 3 was spent for visiting Wood-based industries in Yangon. On day 4, final day, participants made conclusion and recommendation for ITTO project proposal through working groups discussion. The Full list of participants appears as ANNEX 1. Election of Regional Workshop Officials The Regional Workshop was opened by U Sann Lwin, Director General, Planning and Statistics Department, Ministry of Forestry. In his opening address, the Director-General highlighted teak resource situation declining natural supply and thus plantation teak has been increasingly demanded in order to sustain supply of global teak market. Accordingly, utilization of plantation teak has become concerns to key teak producing countries and is of more importance to Myanmar in particular because of her promising endowment resource- factor of thousands of hectares of teak plantations already established notwithstanding infant state in its utilization. Thus, an ITTO pilot project has been carried out and so is being hold this kind of regional workshop in Myanmar. He extended special welcome to participants from ITTO member countries- India, Indonesia and Philippines. He called upon all the participants to make fruitful discussions leading towards facilitating formulation of a project proposal as the final output of this pre-project. The full text of opening address appears as ANNEX 2. U Shwe Kyaw, Retired Director General of Forest Department and Dr. Thein Kywe, Retired Director, Dry Zone Greening Department were elected as the Study on Utilization of Plantation Teak Pre Project 1 chairpersons for the morning and afternoon sections of the day 1. For day 2 morning section, Dr. Myo Thet, Joint Secretary (1), MFPTMA and Prof. Win Kyi, Retired Rector, University of Forestry were the chairpersons. U Win Naing, Deputy General Manager, MTE and U Shwe Kyaw, Retired Director General of the Forest Department were the chairpersons for the morning and afternoon section of the day 4, the final day of Regional workshop. U Shwe Kyaw Dr.Thein Kywe Prof. Win Kyi Director General (Retired) Director (Retired) Rector (Retired) Forest Department DZGD University of Forestry Dr.Myo Thet U Win Naing Joint Secretary-1 Deputy General Manager MFPTMA MTE The agenda of the Regional Workshop appears as ANNEX 3. Presentations at The Regional workshop Before paper presentation, U Khin Maung Oo, National Project Coordinator, presented about “Introduction of Study on Utilization of Plantation Teak Pre Project”. Papers were presented by the resource persons from the CFC/ITTO pre project, PPD 68/03 Rev.2 (I), international and national consultants and the forestry-related NGO (MFPTMA) on the first two days. The papers covered a wide range of topics relating to Development of Plantation Teak Utilization. Altogether 9 papers were presented at the Regional Workshop. On final day, U Win Myint, Assistant Director of Forest Research Institute, explained brief about “ITTO Project Formulation” and presented “Draft Project Proposal”. • Introduction of Study on Utilization of Plantation Teak Pre Project by U Khin Maung Oo, National Project Coordinator, CFC/ITTO PPD 68/03 Rev. 2 (I). ANNEX4 • Genetic Conservation of Teak (Tectona grandis linn.F) by Dr.Nyi Nyi Kyaw, Director, Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Myanmar. ANNEX 5 • Perum PerhutaniTeak Forest and Wood Working Industry by Mr. Lukman Imam Syafii, Assistant Director, Planning, Perhulani, Indonesia. ANNEX 6 Study on Utilization of Plantation Teak Pre Project 2 • The Role of Plantation Teak in Myanmr by U Zaw Win, Central Executive Committee Member, MFPTMA, Myanmar. ANNEX 7 • Investigation on Sapwood Contents, Juvenile wood Content and Growth Rate, Anatomical Characteristics, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Plantation Properties of Plantation Teak at Different Ages by U Kyaw Win Maung, Assistant Research Officer, U Win Oo Naing, Assistant Research Officer, Daw Cho Cho Myint, Research Assistant-2, Daw Zar Chi Hlaing, Range Officer, Prof. Win Kyi, National Consultant (Utilization),Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Myanmar. ANNEX 8 • Wood Quality of Teak (Tectono grandis linn.F) from Short Rotation Plantations and Home-garden Forestry Practices in India by P.K Thulasidas and K.M. Bhat, Division of Wood Science & Technology, Kerala Forest Research Institute, Kerala, India. ANNEX 9 • Perspective on Some Wood Properties and Utilization of Teak Plantation Thinning by Robert A. Natividad, Chief Science Research Specialist, Mechanical Processing and Product Development Division, Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI), Department of Science and Technology College, Laguna, Philippines. ANNEX 10 • Investigation on Natural Durability and Drying Behavior of Plantation Teak at Different Ages by Daw Cho Cho Win, Research Assistant-2, Daw Lwin Lwin Aung, Research Assistant-3, U Aung Soe, Assistant Research Officer, Daw Su Su Hlaing, Research Assistant-3, Prof. Win Kyi, National Consultant (Utilization) Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Myanmar. ANNEX 11 • Production and Marketing of Wood Products in Myanmar by U Aung Myint, Manager, U Pum Khen Thang, Assistant Manager, U Htun Htun Oo (2), Assistant Manager, Myanma Timber Enterprise(MTE), Myanmar. ANNEX 12 • Current Status on Wood-based Industries in Myanmr by Daw Khin May Lwin, Research Officer, Daw Zar Chi Hlaing, Range Officer, Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Myanmar. ANNEX 13 • Biref Project Proposal Formulation by U Win Myint, Assistant Director, Forest Research Institute, Forest Department, Myanmar. ANNEX 14 Conclusion and Recommentations First, the workshop realized that the overall development of utilization of plantation teak is attributable to sequential development of three fundamental factors namely, to supply quality plantation teak raw materials to wood-based industries, to improve wood processing technology and to produce value-added products, and to develop marketing and trading of plantation teak products. Then those factors were adopted as topics for working group discussions. So, participants were grouped into three working groups based on their relevant expertise and made group discussions under respective topics. Prior to the discussions participants were briefed on the manual of ITTO project formulation in order for their discussions to be in line with ITTO guidelines. The followings were the recommended products to use in the formulation of the proposed ITTO project. (A) Project title: Regional efforts on the production and utilization of plantation teak to sustain supply of value added teak wood in international teak market Study on Utilization of Plantation Teak Pre Project 3 (B) Development objective: To promote sustainable supply of plantation teak from quality teak plantations in order to supplement the supply of quality teak from the natural forests (C) Specific Objectives (1) To enhance the quality of plantation teak (2) To improve downstream processing of wood-based industry and utilization of plantation teak. (3) To develop the Marketing and Trading of Plantation Teak
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