Perceptions by Smallholder Farmers of Forest Plantations in Malaysia

• Main Authors: Jegatheswaran Ratnasingam, Florin Ioras, Saeid Reza Farrokhpayam, Manohar Mariapan, Hazirah Ab Latib, Liew, Kang Chiang
• Format: Article
• Language: English; English
• Published: MDPI 2021
• Subjects: SD1-669.5 Forestry
• Online Access: https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32182/1/Perceptions%20by%20Smallholder%20Farmers%20of%20Forest%20Plantations%20in%20Malaysia.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32182/2/Perceptions%20by%20Smallholder%20Farmers%20of%20Forest%20Plantations%20in%20Malaysia1.pdf; https://eprints.ums.edu.my/id/eprint/32182/; https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4907/12/10/1378; https://doi.org/10.3390/f12101378
• Institution: Universiti Malaysia Sabah

Plantation forests are perceived to be the supplementary source of wood material for the large wood products industry in Malaysia, amidst the steadily reducing supply from her natural forests. Despite the government’s initiated plantation forests scheme, the participation of smallholder farmers has...