4.4.1 Producer
A large number of producers of agroforestry wood products
geographically dispersed in various locations in the study area. Farmer deals
with numerous agroforestry tree species, but mostly Acacia nilotica,
and Eucalyptus camaldulensis, whole trees were sold by him. In
Sindh Acacia nilotica trees were grown by two ways, Blocks and
Shelterbelts and Scattered, Blocks of Acacia nilotica were designed
for purpose of mining props and cut down at the age of 5-6 years and sold per
acre bases, while shelterbelts and scattered trees of Acacia nilotica
rotation is 10-15 years and whole trees are sold to Local Assembler.
Eucalyptus camaldulensis trees cut at age of 8-10 years and whole
trees were sold. Producers have no control on marketing of their products but
they depend upon intermediaries.
4.4.2 Local Assembler
Local Assembler purchases whole trees from producers, after
processing he deals with three distinct type products namely mining props,
timber and fire-wood. Mining props supplied to contract agents of mining pits,
timber supplied to the Saw-mill owners as well as to factories, and they supply
fire-wood to retailers. The customs wood belonging to small private forest
farms and individual villagers who might have brought fallen or cut trees from
their own sources, thus act as agent to these timber owners.
4.4.3 Saw-mill owner
In order to determine the response of the saw-mill owners, the
saw-mill owner bought timber logs from Local Assembler and engaged in some
types of operations, after processing the timber logs, three product types were
highlighted, Planks, Beams and fire-wood. Mostly planks were going into the
manufacture of furniture of various kinds, doors and windows, wooden crates,
household articles and other miscellaneous uses. Beams largely went to timber
market traders for onward sale as bulk timber further shapeable and saw-able by
the subsequent buyer and finally fire-wood which were wastage or small piece of
the timber went to the retailer near cities.
4.4.4 Retailer
As above figure indicates that, retailers purchase fire-wood
from Local Assembler and Saw-mill according to the demand of the consumer. They
maintain direct contact with consumers (Restaurants, Bakers and Households) and
make transactions according to the qualitative and quantitative aspects of the
products. Large number of retailer working in all over the Sindh, majority of
them were found at roadsides near cities. Retailers purchase that much quantity
of fire-wood, which they could sell in a week, because they haven't facility to
keep them for more than one week.
4.4.5 Consumer
Wood consumers are of different types, they use wood in many
uses generally timber is used for doors, windows and other household articles,
where as fire-wood is used for fire energy purpose, fire-wood consumers are
restaurants, bakers and households.
Table 4.1 Wood Product Percentage from Agro forest
Trees
|
Wood Types
|
Acacia niotica
|
Eucalyptus camaldulensis
|
|
Block
|
Scattered &
Shelterbelts
|
|
Mining Props
|
50
|
16
|
12
|
|
Timber (logs)
|
10
|
38
|
43
|
|
Fire-wood
|
40
|
46
|
45
|
Table 4.1 indicates that percentage of wood products produced
from wood logs of Acacia nilotica and Eucalyptus
camaldulensis. The Acacia nilotica block plantation yields 50
percent mining-timbre, 10 percent timber logs and 40 percent fire-wood, the
Scattered & Shelterbelt of Acacia nilotica yield 16 percent of
mining props, 38 percent timber and 46 percent of fire-wood, which shows that
blocks were specially cultivated for mining props and yield higher percentage
of mining props as compared to trees grown as shelterbelts and scattered.
Where, Eucalyptus camaldulensis contained 12 percent mining props 43
percent timber, and 45 percent fire-wood.
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