The second Regional Workshop on Microfinancing support for smallholders and community-based teak farming systems in the tropics towards high quality timber production is being jointly organized by the Ministry of Forestry, Indonesia, Kasetsart University, and ITTO during 14-16 October 2026 at Hotel Grand Zuri, Yogyakarta, Indonesia in collaboration with the six participating countries in Asia-Pacific and Togo in West Africa. The workshop is organised as part of the second phase of an ITTO-BMLEH Project aiming to support policies and strategic goals that promote the sustainable management of teak resources and plantation efforts on public and private land.
The overall goal of this workshop focuses on the planning and implementation of research and development activities of good quality timber production along with enhanced value chain processes in the wood industry and promoting carbon-supported plantation development. The specific objectives are:
I. Review status of smallholder and community-based teak and other valuable species plantations and management in the Asia-Pacific and West Africa regions
II. Review policy and institutional arrangements for legal and sustainable supply chains and financial mechanisms for longer rotation towards good-quality timber production, and nature positives.
III. Review and share experiences on project implementations, case studies, good practices and policy options in the Asia-Pacific and West Africa regions to promote local communities and smallholders in planted teak and other valuable species, and agroforestry systems to support sustainable livelihoods
A one day Post-Workshop field excursion to community-based teak wood industries and teak plantations and agroforestry in Yogyakarta, Indonesia will be organized on 17 October 2026.
Participation by invitation only