Dear subscribers to this list, I am currently working on the design of an agro-forestry project in tropical Africa. In this context, trees such as Acacia and Albizia sp. can be useful as means to fertilise agricultural fields and to provide firewood to local communities. I am wondering if such leguminous trees could be used as raw material for products such as MDF, so that an industry could be set up and the wood produced by these trees could provide cash to local communities. Also, I would like to have an idea of the minimum size to envisage for a commercially viable processing plant, and the minimum quantity of raw material neeeded per year. I hope somebeody can help me with this question. Regards, Jean-Pierre Kiekens University of Brussels & Environmental Strategies Europe http://www.infobahnos.com/~kiekens/
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