The Wood Processors Tool Kit is under-pinned by the collaborative research activities undertaken by our development partners and projects at local, national and international levels.
Project information sheets, videos and news updates are currently available for the following wood processing projects funded by the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR):
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Developing engineered wood products for Papua New Guinea and Australia
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Enhancing value added wood processing in Papua New Guinea
Developing engineered wood products for PNG and Australia
Supported by a multidisciplinary team of international experts with access to leading edge research facilities, this 3-year project aims to work with the private sector to contribute to the development of novel engineered wood products (EWPs) in both Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Australia. The main objectives are to accelerate the development of EWPs through appropriate matching of the timber resources and potential markets. In parallel to adding efficiency on market access, we will investigate how public private partnerships can operate to promote expansion of value adding wood processing in PNG.
The EMTV news story below was recorded during the project's recent mid-term review.
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Enhancing value added wood processing in Papua New Guinea
This 4-year project aims to increase the contribution that the utilisation of forest resources makes to national and local economies, including landowners and processors, through the development of domestic value added wood processing methods. Project research activities focus on overcoming the technical, policy and capacity impediments that are hindering the development of value-added products and transitioning the PNG wood sector to a successful domestic wood processing industry.
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