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International Workshop on the Innovations within the Tropical Forests Industries and Forest Items Thereof Derived (Tropical Timber Related Innovations) Abidjan (COTE D’IVOIRE) FROM 22nd TO 25th of September 2008 The International workshop on the Innovations within the Tropical Forests Industries and Forest items thereof Derived known as AIFORT2008 is organized by the state of Côte d’Ivoire in collaboration with the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) This is an opportunity to ask oneself some questions about the efficiency of the steps conducted so far and also to probe/survey new ways in order to launch the development of the forest and wood sector in tropical areas as a rule and particularly in Africa in the context of the continued damage to world tropical forest despite the numerous strategies implemented to make a sustainable management of them, AIFORT appears to be a forum of exchange among different participants and institutions involved in the scope of R& D as well as in the innovations of tropical woods industries for the purpose of assessing their state and determine the most suitable actions policies to reach the goal of improvement in the sustainable management of tropical forest resources, in the competitiveness of forest products, in the promotion of innovating technologies transfer. This international worksop whose topic is “creation of riches and sustainable growth through the innovating tropical woods industry of the 21st century” will occur from the 22nd to 25th of September 2008 in Abidjan.It consists of three main sections as follows: The lectures forum which will take place with the communications of experts and works in commission arranged around several topics; An exhibition of the tropical forests industry and products thereof derived ,known as EXPO AIFORT2008 also related to several topics; And finally a trip to visit some wood processing plants and a training and an integrated production farm designated for the purpose of modern management of rural professions. This document defines the concept of innovation and includes the event temporary agenda. The concept of technological Innovation The concept of innovation as defined by the OECD in the manual of Oslo helps make comparison at the international level.In fact, innovations may result from new processes or new products from companies’point of view but not necessarily for the market .We usually distinguish technological innovations of products from technologically improved products and technological innovations of processes. A technologically new item is an item whose technological features or designated use present significant differences as compared to those previoulsy manufactured. Any such innovations can involve new technologies or rely on the association of existing technologies in new applications or result from drawing profit from new knowledge. A technologically improved product is an existing product (good or service) whose performance is noticeably increased or ameliorated. A simple product may be improved (through improving its performance or decreasing its cost) by the use of more efficient components or materials or a complex product that takes on several integrated technical sub-systems can be bettered by the means of partial alterations to one of the sub-systems. There is technological innovation of process when a company introduces a method of production, a method of providing services or of delivering new products or clearly altered. The new methods of production may imply alterations to the production’s equipment or organization or the combination of both modifications and may result from drawing benefit from new knowledge.The result must be significant as per the production level, the quality in the products or the production and distribution costs. TEMPORARY DETAILED SCHEDULE DAY-1:21ST OF SEPTEMBER 14:00-18:00: Registration Start-up. 1ST DAY: 22ND SEPTEMBER Registration & Opening 08:00-9:45: Attendees’ registration and visit of the open house exhibition stands. (See page 12 for exhibition description.) 10:00-11:00: Official opening. Chairman of the Steering committee: Introduction of the Workshop Welcome speech of the Mayor of Abidjan External participants:ITTO, FAO,COMIFAC Government ministers President of the Republic. 11:00-11:30 visitation of the Exhibition stalls’ by the Ivorian Officials and government ministers. 11:30:12:00: Coffee Break and in-group photographs. 12:00-12:15 Workshop presentation by the National Coordinator as per the Objectives, the expected results, the agenda and the commission works organization. Workshop’s logistic related announces. SESSION I in lecture: General Introductory Presentations President: Official Recorder: Topic description: The speakers will review the technological innovations in the field of the world tropical forests industry, will assess the existing state of R & D and will make recommendations as for the actions, policies and strategies likely to enhance the innovation that enables improvement in the sustainability and competitiveness of forests industries of the ITTO country members as a rule and of its african members in particular.This workshop will cover the following: Technological innovations at the global level Technological innovations in the tropical forests industry in Africa Technological innovations in the tropical forests industry in Latin America. Technological innovations in the tropical forests industry in Asia and Pacific 12:15-12:35 : Technological innovations in the tropical forests industry and the existing state of R & D at the global level. 12:35-12:55: Technological innovations in the tropical forests industry and the existing state of R & D in Africa. 12:55-13:15: Technological innovations in the tropical forests industry and the existing state of R & D in Latin America. 13:15-13:35: Technological innovations in the tropical forests industry and the existing state of R & D in Asia and Pacific. 13:35-13:55: Discussions and summary. 13:55-14:55 : Lunch Break SESSION II in lecture: The existing situation of the innovation in the sector of tropical forest-timber President: Recorder: Topic description: The speakers will present cases of learnings and experiences from ITTO projects in the scope of technological innovation in the field of sustainable forest management, development in the forest industry and tropical woods markets .The presentations will include the following particular areas: Recent progress in the improvement of the output per felling and in the transport of wood. Improvement in the seasoning and processing of tropical woods. Innovating technologies in improving the adhesion systems of tropical woods 14:55-15:15 : Technological innovations in the tropical forest industry: Main learnings and experiences from various ITTO related projects. 15:15-15:30: Innovating technologies that improve quality in seeds, in the natural tropical forests productivity and tropical plantations and that improve quality in the output per felling as well as in the transport in Côte d’Ivoire. 15:30-15:45: Innovating technologies in the seasoning and protection systems of tropical woods in Latin America. 15:45-16:00: Innovating technologies for the use of the hevea tree in the fields of construction and cabinet-making. 16:00-16:30: Discussions and summary. 16:30-16:45: Coffee Break 16:45-18:00 : Works In Commissions Organization: Three commissions will be working on the following topics: Research and development in order to improve the competitiveness of the tropical forest industry in Africa and in the world. Chairman: Recorder: Promoting policies and strategies for the technological innovation in the tropical forests industry Chairman: Recorder: Data sharing and learnings transfer in the field of tropical forests industry Chairman: Recorder: 18:00-18:30 : Delivery of the works in plenary commissions, summary of the day. 19:00: Reception-Diner DAY 2: 23RD SEPTEMBER 08:30-08:40: Program of the day. Session III in lecture: Innovations in increasing value in non-timber forests products Chairman: Recorder: Topic description: The forestry sustainable management requires envisioning the problematical issue of the increase in the value of non ligneous tropical forest products from upstream. (i.e. from the production or gathering, the collection, the domestic storage to the exportation) downstream (that is, the industrial processing) .The economic role of Non Timber Forest Products (NTFP) may grow if they are best valued in particular by the domestic based industries .However, the guarantee of PFNL access to the markets, to the export markets in particular requires significant support in terms of industrial innovations to make them competitive. What is the potential, what are the constraints and which strategies may be conceivable? The different speakers’ presentations should prove helpful in responding to these questions and to several more, consistent for the promotion of the tropical NTFP industry. 08:40-09:00: Recent technological innovations in the scope of increased value in non ligneous forest products at the global level in general and in Africa in particular. 09:00-09:15: Technological innovations in the processing and in the trade of non ligneous forest items in Brasilia. 09:15-09:30 : Technological innovations in the NTFP processing in Africa: learning and constraints 09:30-09:45: (The experience of Asia) 09:45-10:00: State of the research and development in the improvement of the added value through the processing and the use of NTFP. 10:00-10:20 : Discussions and summary. Session IV-A: Innovations In Increasing Value In The By-Products Of The Tropical Timber Sector Chairman: Recorder Topic description: The wood sector generates wood related wastes at each one of the processing levels. These wastes and the various other related products of the sector include forest exploitation related residue, products generated from the first processing stage of sawmills and paper mills originated woods, wastes produced from the second processing stage (furniture, cupboards and vanity cases, pallets manufacturing ,from timber ), as well as secondhand commodities and the packings. These wastes represent important economic losses .More importantly, as for all industrial sectors; the need to protect the environment will make rise new constraints for tropical forests products industries. With the multiplication of the regulations, the processing of by-products and of wastes and an increase in their value is of need. Among the possibilities offered, the use of forest byproducts as source of energy for companies constitutes a potential and real advantages. It is of paramount importance therefore to lead reflections on innovations likely to help increase value in by-products and wastes from the timber sector. 10:15-11:15: Innovations in increasing value in the tropical forests related byproducts in the world in general and in Brazil in particular. 11:15-11:30: Innovations in increasing value in the tropical forests related byproducts in Africa. 11:30-11:45 : State of the research and development in increasing value in the by-products of the tropical timber sector. 11:45-12:00: Innovations in increasing value in the forest related by-products: the ghanaian experience. 12:00-12:15 : (The experience of Côte d’Ivoire.) 12:15-12:30: Policies and strategies in increasing value in the forest related byproducts in Africa 12:30-13:00: Discussions and summary. SESSION IV-B: Competitiveness of the tropical timber in the context of globalization. Chairman: Recorder: Topic description Globalization has among other effects that of bringing on the same market more diversified commodities from different nations. And this also proves truthful of timber industry related products. Tropical forest related products, diversified and less homogeneous, have the reputation of being sensitive to this shift and are subject to a hard international competition. Western countries’ markets for undressed tropical or slightly processed timber evolve in niche markets and specific places. As for the african continent whose tropical timber industry is not yet sufficiently developed, it is getting more and more difficult to meet with the specificities of european niche markets .The need of asian markets strongly dependent on raw materials is also growing .It is estimated that if european non tariff barriers get developed faster than the competitiveness of the african production systems, this state of dependence of the asian markets will go growing. Moreover, the tropical timber is facing harsh competitiveness from other materials such as plastic and metal etc. A reflection related to the future of tropical timber is therefore of need in order to determine the proper innovations required to ensure a sustainable trade in tropical timber. 10:50-11:15: competitiveness of tropical timber in the context of globalization. 11:15-11:35 : competitiveness of the african tropical timber in the international trade 11:35-11:55: Prospect for tropical timber as per competing materials. 11:55-12:15 : Research ontimber superseding materials in Thailand. 12:15-12:35: The experience of Côte d’Ivoire. 12:35-13:00: Discussions and summary. 13:05-14:30 : Lunch Break SESSION V-A: Technological innovations in the forests industries based on local communities. Chairman: Recorder: Topic description For the populations living in countryside areas, forests products industries based on local communities appear to be an opportunity to tap into their existing forest resources in equal way and thus ensure to the best a sustainable management of those resources. They also constitute a vital means of income as for their possibly creation of added value potential. Any such industries are regarded as a means of decreasing poverty. As a consequence, mutual exchange of experiences is of paramount importance to determine whether forest products related industries based on local communities can get more developed and take part to the achievement of the United Nations Millennium Development Objectives. 14:30-14:50 : technological innovations for the improvement of the added value in tropical forests industries based on local communities 14:50-15:10: Innovations in the forests industries based on local communities in Latin America 15:10-15:30: Innovations in the forests industries based on local communities in Africa 15:30-15:50: Innovations in the forests industries based on local communities in Asia and Pacific 15:50-16:15 : Discussions and Summary SESSION V-B : he role of the technologies of information and communication in promoting technological innovations within the tropical forests products industry Chairman/woman Recorder: Topic description The technologies of information constitute a basical element to the industrial development. When connected to tropical forests products, these technologies could prove helpful in accessing relevant data related to the existing markets outlets including a proper marketing of their products for the wood industries. Increasing international competition and mutual dependence of markets, the enlargement of production systems based on the optimization of information transactions…. It is timely therefore, to consider to which extent the technologies of information and communication could contribute to the capacity building of the tropical forest industry in Africa. 14:30-14:50: Technologies of information and communication in promoting technological innovations within the industry of tropical forests products. 14:50-15:10: In which may the information about the technological innovations in the field of tropical forests products industries prove helpful for the african producing countries in improving competitiveness of their ligneous and non ligneous export products ? 15:10-15:30: The Ivorian experience 15:30-15:50: Specific experiences in the world 15:50-15:20: Discussions and Summary. 15:20-15:50 : Coffee Break 15:50-17:30 : Works in commissions. Organization: There will be 03 commissions thinking on the topic hereafter: Opportunities and constraints in the marketing of non ligneous forests products Chairman: Recorder: The use of the technologies of information and communication in promoting the technological innovations in the tropical forests products industry. Opportunities and constraints in the marketing of environment services. Chairman: Recorder: Opportunities and constraints in the development of tropical forests products industries based on local communities. Chairman: Recorder: 7:30-18:00: Delivery of the works/reflections held in plenary commissions; Summary of the day. 3RD DAY: 24TH SEPTEMBER Chairman: Recorder: Field visit. Topic description: An assessment of the ivorian forest sector at the end of the year 1990s made majors recommendations for a sustainable management of forest resources among which, the forest policy should further contribute to enhance the integration of the tree in the agricultural production system, help stabilize and intensify farming. The activities developed in the farm of the SAP LAME agro-pastoral company in the department of ADZOPE constitute a relevant illustration. Beyond sylviculture, this farm includes several other rural profit-making professions and is used as a training center for the young farmers within the department who want to make it in the modern management of land related activities. The farm supports them to set up. Moreover, the forest impoverishment in Côte d’Ivoire resulted in the export ban of rough timber and in promoting an optimized use of natural resources by reinforcing export duties related to non-seasoned cut up woods. The two processing plants selected for the field visit are specialized each in the unrolling system and in the first basicprocessing sawing (sciage en 1ère transformation principale) They have second processing workshops and also retrieving /recovery systems to reduce to the minimum losses as per material output. With their proposal of a third processing level, they are doing their part in the promotion work of the most developed processing systems that seem to have hit a rough patch due to the obstacles related to the markets of semifinished and finished products of the ivorian woods. Organization: 06:00: Departure from ABIDJAN 09:00: Arrival in ADZOPÉ 09:00-13:00 Visit of the Ivorian Floor Manufacturing Plant (FIP) by the 1 st group. This group will be divided into two (2) subgroups of 20 members each. While one will be visiting the FIP plant, the other will be visiting the INPROBOIS plant, which is the Wood Promotion Industry factory then the two subgroups will alternate one hour later. Visit of the SAP LAME farm by the 2nd group. This group will not have a layover at ADZOPE at arrival, but will rather continue to the SAP LAME site straightforwardly. 13:00-14:00 : Assembling of the two groups at SAP LAME for the lunch break. 14:30-17:30: SAP LAME site visit by the 1st group; FIP and INPROBOIS plants visit by the 2nd group. This group will also be divided into 2 subgroups of 20 members each .While one will be visiting the FIP plant, the other one will be visiting the INPROBOIS plant, which is the Wood Promotion Industry factory, then the two subgroups will alternate one hour later. Visit route description: Visit of the Ivorian Floor Manufacturing Plant (FIP) by the French speaking group A: Wood park Flooring wheel Sawmill Recovery/Retrieving workshop Sharpening workshop Semi-finished products Visit of the Wood Promotion Industry factory ( INPROBOIS ) by the French speaking group B: Wood park Plywood and Unrolling wheel Sawmill Recovery workshop Sharpening workshop SAP LAME site visit by the English speaking group: Mono-specific reforesting of TEAK (Tectona grandis, from the lamiacées family) ,of ceiba pentandra ,Bombax ceiba (from the Bombacaceae family ) and reforesting of teak- fromager multi-specific plantations ; Planting hevea trees (Hevea brasiliensis) and pepper plants (piper nigrum); Cocoa tree experimentation(theobroma cocoa) Rearing :fish breeding, agouti (African giant Rat) breeding, rabbit breeding; Two types of enriching with various natural species such as : Niangon (tarrieta utilis), mahogany (khaya ivorensis,khaya grandifolia), Dibetou (Lovoa trichilioides), Tiama (Entandrophagma angolensis); Nursery of various essences and of jatropha curcas,from the family of Euphorbiaceae; Converted arboretum ; S’SPIRULINE packaging and processing plant (additional nutrient processed from green alga ) 17:30: Departure from ADZOPE back to ABIDJAN 4TH DAY: 25TH SEPTEMBER 08:30-08:15: Schedule of the day Session VI in lecture: Technological innovations in the tropical forests industries for trade in environment services. Chairman: Recorder: Topic description The global trade in carbon emissions opens its door with the promise of becoming one of the fastest growing raw materials markets in the world. We can also see the emergence of companies which launch out into the commerce of carbon and which may create both new ways and incentives based upon the markets to resolve the problem of global warming .It is therefore timely to consider the extent to which technological innovations in the tropical forest products industry could allow producing countries to take advantage of the trade in carbon emissions. 08:15-08:45 : Trade in carbon emissions: Which opportunities for the tropical woods industry? 08:45-09:05: Safer Mechanisms of Development 09:05-09:25: Carbon emission 09:45-10:20: Discussions and summary 10:20-10:50 : Coffee Break 10:50-12:30 : WORKS IN COMMISSIONS Organization: 3 commissions related to the topics hereafter: Constraints and opportunities related to the marketing of environment services Chairman: Recorder: Learnings from the field visit and recommendation applicable to Côte d’Ivoire. Chairman: Recorder: R& D for the technological innovations that can help improve the competitiveness of tropical woods as compared to substitute products Chairman: Recorder: 12:30-13:00 : Delivering the summary and works in commissions SESSION VII: Workshop Activities Synthesis 14:30-14:15: Adopting the final conclusions and recommendations in plenary. 2 co-presidents: Recorder: 15:15-15:45: Coffee Break 15:45-16:45 closing ceremonies Closing session program announcement. A few words of thanks by the attendees’ representatives: Asia, Latin America, Africa and other. Reading of the final conclusions and recommendations Closing Speech 16:45-17:45: Closing cocktail OPEN DAYS EXHIBITION Chairman: Recorder: Topic description: Expo AIFORT2008 is taking place in order to reinforce AIFORT2008 scientific days and appears to be a real platform for visual information and for exchanges around the african tropical woods and in the world. It is a space that allows to recognize the economic operators of the forest-wood department in general and industrialists in particular, craftsmen and miscellaneous other service providers, the economic environment of tropical woods and likely innovations Expo AIFORT2008 takes part to the promotion of wood as a resource that has never been out of fashion ever since and whose interest will still grow till tomorrow Organization: EXPO AIFORT2008 will occur over four (4) days devoted to AIFORT2008, from 22 nd 24th September 2008 EXPO AIFORT2008 is open to the public and gathers the following main themes: Area 1: wood industrialists and related products This theme is devoted to the exhibition and to the interest of products that derive from the tropical wood manufacturing. It will describe the hinderings met by the factories but will also focus on the innovations achieved as per manufacturing. Area 2: vendors/machines and set of tools It is about inviting suppliers to show their equipments and their using and optimization processes as per work or material output. This topic will highlight the effect of the tools on the factors’ costs and other. Area 3: Wooden-made Houses and Interior. Here, the topic is devoted to the accessories and interior decoration with forests items so as to value the wood, the forest and raise their competitiveness despite the existing substitute materials. Area 4: small-scale village/Land and Discovery This topic aims at presenting the goods and services at the community level and the innovations brought at the level of resources harvesting, at the packaging and processing levels so as to contribute to the proper management of the forest resource. Area 5: Financial partners and service providers/business contacts It is an exchange space between manufacturers to seek for partnerships, between operators and buyers for trade contracts and for the purposes of traditional markets diversification It also targets to favoring relationships between funds providers and the operators of the sector. Expo AIFORT2008 targets (page 13) Workshops attendees: Business men and women Architects and entrepreneurs Investors, Banks and development facility involved in the forest-wood sector; Buyers, importers and exporters of woods and forest products Populations and individuals; Officials, administrations and partners.