Profitability of establishing Eucalyptus globulus plantations in the Central Highlands of Ethiopia.
The economic analysis is based on computer simulations which covered a seedling rotation and three successive coppice rotations. Calculations were carried out for the four site productivity classes in plantations. The rotation length that maximized the land expectation value is 12â20 years for seed...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Finnish Society of Forest Science
1988-01-01
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| Series: | Silva Fennica |
| Online Access: | https://www.silvafennica.fi/article/5363 |
| Summary: | The economic analysis is based on computer simulations which covered a seedling rotation and three successive coppice rotations. Calculations were carried out for the four site productivity classes in plantations. The rotation length that maximized the land expectation value is 12â20 years for seedling rotation and 8â16 years for coppice rotations with discounting rates 2â8%. The mean wood production is over 40 m/ha/a in the best site class and about 10 m/ha/a in the poorest class with rotation lengths ranging from 10 to over 20 years. Thinnings increase the wood production and land expectation value by a few percentage points. In areas suitable to growth, the land expectation value is considerably higher in forestry than in agriculture, except in very poor areas or with very high rate of interest.Eucalyptus globulus33Eucalyptus globulus |
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| ISSN: | 2242-4075 |