01053nam a2200253 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001910000160006024501040007626000260018030000100020649000350021652003980025165000090064965000160065865000120067465000090068665000200069565300220071570000140073770000180075170000160076970000140078519702622013-11-05 2007 bl uuuu 00u1 u #d1 aMIDGLEY, S. aTowards improving profitability of teak in integrated smallholder farming systems in northern Laos. aCanberra: ACIARc2007 a95 p. a(ACIAR Technical reports, 64). aOccurring naturally in Laos, teak is one of the world?s finest timbers. The high sustained demand for teak wood, coupled with significant shortages of supply from natural forests, has stimulated the development of plantations in many tropical countries. This study examined the socioeconomic and technical constraints to the incorporation of teak planting into farming systems in northern Lao. aLaos aCrescimento aMercado aTeca aTectona Grandis aSistema integrado1 aBLYTH, M.1 aMOUNLAMAI, K.1 aMIDGLEY, D.1 aBROWN, A.