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Invasive plant species in Myanmar

Year of publication 2024

Place of publication Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar ;

Pages 6 p.

Author FAO;

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) As the world’s population grows and the demand for wood products increases, an increasing fraction of global demand for wood products is met from plantations. In Myanmar, economic plantations, mostly native but also non-native species, have been widely established to produce high-quality timber. But pests and diseases could reduce the quality and quantity of wood derived from these plantations. Plantations are mostly dominated by one or a few species covering large forest areas and it provides potentially a great number of suitable hosts for pests and diseases. Plantation forests therefore are highly susceptible to damage by pests and diseases. In addition, different pests and plant disease problems occur in nurseries and natural forests. The various challenges facing forests in Myanmar posed by pests and diseases are frequently reported by foresters and plantation owners. Therefore, there is an urgent need to strengthen the Forest Protection section of private sector by enhancing their ability to distribute knowledge and information to relevant stakeholders through technical assistance and extension services including organizing trainings and educational talks and presentations to managers responsible for forest plantations and other relevant stakeholders. It is expected to strengthen the capacities of the private sector to implement forest pest management to contribute to sustain healthy forests and plantations in Myanmar from this proposed TCP.

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