The survey of Mahogany plantation in Fiji
David Chang
The Fiji Mahogany is a globally categorized timber due to its unique appearances therefore greatly in demand and is predicted to bring forth great returns upon maturity. Exhibiting its rarity with the capability to change tone, the merchandise is reddish brown in color which darkens over time displaying an attractive reddish sheen when polished. Originally initiated by the British Colonial Government in the early 19500s, the afforestation program was carried out on vacant Itaukei Land whereby stumpage payment was exercised. Depending on size and quality, payments were deduced on the volume of timber extracted from tree stumps. Leasing arrangements were still in place with duration of 99. The ideology of surveying existing forest land to determine extent of area cultivated, for relevant documentation and leasing is the current governmentts initiative towards facilitating the availability of land for productive purposes through the implementation of a market based standard of utilizing land whereby both landowners and tenants enjoy justifiable returns. The Lands department was delegated to carry out the survey of the mahogany plantations in Fiji.
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