Question
Explain three problems which have limited exploitation of tropical hardwood in Africa.
Answer
- There is a wide variety of tree species per unit area thus make exploitation difficult
- The buttress roots make the trees difficult to cut / haul/ cumbersome to fall
- Forests have dense undergrowth trees are closely set thus exploitation / felling of trees is hard. Trees take long to mature 65-70 years / 100 years hence difficult to regenerate to sustain exploitation
- The forests are habitat to dangerous wild animals make exploitation insecure
- The hot and humid conditions encourage pests and diseases which are harmful to the lumbers and also the trees
- The heavy rain throughout the year lead to muddy roads hence harder transportation of logs.
- The logs are hard and massive hence difficult to cut and transport
- Inadequate capital limit the use of modern techniques of exploitation of forest
- The buttress roots make the trees difficult to cut / haul/ cumbersome to fall
- Forests have dense undergrowth trees are closely set thus exploitation / felling of trees is hard. Trees take long to mature 65-70 years / 100 years hence difficult to regenerate to sustain exploitation
- The forests are habitat to dangerous wild animals make exploitation insecure
- The hot and humid conditions encourage pests and diseases which are harmful to the lumbers and also the trees
- The heavy rain throughout the year lead to muddy roads hence harder transportation of logs.
- The logs are hard and massive hence difficult to cut and transport
- Inadequate capital limit the use of modern techniques of exploitation of forest
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