SFM Itto 66d ago

Smallholder plantations are playing an increasingly important role in the supply of tropical timber, supporting rural livelihoods, and restoring deforested and degraded landscapes. Across many developing countries, smallholders are central actors in planted forest systems, contributing broad socioeconomic benefits. This webinar highlights both the contributions of smallholder tree farmers and the practical steps needed to further bolster their role in sustainable timber value chains. This is the eighth webinar of the joint ITTO-BMLEH webinar series, held as part of the second phase of the ITTO project “Promoting Quality Timber Production in Smallholder and Community-based Teak and Other Valuable Species Plantations in the Tropics.” Introduction - 0:00 Opening Remarks - 2:56 Jennifer Conje - Director of Forest Management, International Tropical Timber Organization Presentations, Q&A, and Discussion: 'Agroforestry for wood production: Insights from multifunctional smallholder tree-farming systems in Asia and the Pacific' - 09:01 Faustine Zoveda, Forestry Officer, FAO 'Productivity of Teak in Relation to Site Conditions and Management Regimes' - 26:20 Dr C Buvaneswaran, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (ICFRE), India 'Empowering Smallholder Plantation for Sustainable Future' - 01:11:46 Dr Anto Rimbawanto, Centre for Forest Biotechnology and Tree Improvement, Indonesia This webinar was originally held on Wednesday 22 April 2026. -- Visit the ITTO Website: www.itto.int/ Follow ITTO on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/itto-sfm/ Follow ITTO on Facebook: www.facebook.com/ittosfm/ Follow ITTO on X: x.com/itto_sfm Follow ITTO on Instagram: www.instagram.com/itto_sfm/ ITTO Linktree: linktr.ee/itto_sfm More information on the joint ITTO-BMLEH project: https://itto-bmel-project.com/who-we-are-2/