1. Efficient and Value-added Processing and Utilisation
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- Residue Reduction
- Promote appropriate uses of wood products
- Refine wood processing technology
- Development of quality standards for forest products, including furniture and joinery sector in Ghana
- Improving the wood quality of plantation grown species through processing techniques including quality indicators for assessment of plantation timber
2. Development of chemicals/extractives from forest and forest products, including the production of suitable resin/glue (preferably from local raw materials) for wood panel manufacture
3. Promotion of lesser used species, small diameter logs and wood residue utilisation
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- Efficient processing of LUS
- Processing and utilization of small diameter logs
- Processing of problem timber species (odour - Dahoma, Wisuboni, Esia; Skin irritation - Albizia, Antiaris, Denya, Ayan and Colour change.
- Processing, utilization and promotion of rubberwood, coconut wood, oil palm and borassus palm as timber products
- Efficient utilization of wood residues (e.g. energy generation, etc.).
4. International Trade in Forest Resources
5. Valuation of Forests and Wood Industry Products and Services: (Valuation methods and models)
6. Wood Industry Auditing
7. Voluntary Partnership Agreement within the overall European Union