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Making money from farm forestry
Introduction
Trees and forests provide a wide range of products and services
including:
clean water
wildlife habitats
clean air
healthy soils
recreation and educational opportunities
timber
honey.
These products and services are real and benefit individuals,
private companies, governments and communities.
Although farmers have made money from trading wood products
in local and international markets for years, interest is
increasing in identifying alternative tree products such as
bush foods, oils and pharmaceuticals. In addition, government
agencies and catchment boards are seriously considering, and
testing, market mechanisms for buying conservation value from
forest owners.
Farm forests provide opportunities for farmers to diversify
and explore different business opportunities. They might be
able to sell services by creating opportunities for recreation
and tourism, conduct paid tours of their forests or use their
forestry experience to gain employment.
Growing forests
for money
Timber products
Non-timber
products
Environmental
and social services
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