Transportation of seedlings with a bamboo raft. Very effective for loading large quantities.
Growing mangroves in plastic drinking cups, millions of which end up in the trash after a single use.
A wonderful mahogany tree from the Mama Earth Farmer program. Almost too good to harvest, but this tree was also planted as a timber tree. It has now reached its trunk circumference of 32 centimeters. To avoid damaging other trees, the thick branches are sawn off first. To do this, a worker has to climb up (center).
Mahogany trees
Many benefit from our Mahogany Farmer Program. Here, too, the farmers who make their land available are the winners, as they now have a higher yield from their farms without having to invest any money themselves. We started harvesting the first trees from the program on May 2, 2024. The start was slightly delayed because the chainsaw had to be approved by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, as sawing without approval is illegal.
We had already bought mahogany trees to practise teamwork. We certainly still don’t have the perfect working method. Perhaps our workers are also still a little unsure, as they have looked after the trees so far and not harvested them. What is certain, however, is that we have a good “sawyer”, i.e. an employee who can operate the chainsaw perfectly. Once the first team has found the right pace, it is easy to set up another one. As most of the mahogany trees do not yet have the required duck circumference, we are fortunately not pressed for time.
To find out where the best prices can be achieved, we also have to offer boards that are two inches (approx. 5 centimeters) thick. This is considerably more work, but is probably more lucrative.
