5th World Teak Conference 2025: ITTO-BMLEH Teak Session

Time

Topic

Speaker

14.00-14.10

Opening Remarks & Group photo

Ms. Sheam SATKURU, ITTO Executive Director

14.10-14.20

ITTO-BMLEH project achievement and way forwards

Prof. Yongyut Trisurat, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

14.20-14.30

The Role of Smallholder Teak Plantations in Indonesia's Forestry Sector: Models for Sustainable Development

Prof. Anto RIMBAWANTO, National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), Indonesia

14.30-14.40

Teak plantation in Cambodia

Mr. Cheat Vichit, Department of Forest Plantation and Private Forest Development, Cambodia

14.40-14.50

Smallholder Teak Plantations: Bridging the Demand and Supply Gap in India

Dr. R. Yasodha, Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding (IFGTB), Coimbatore, India

14.50-15.00

Promoting high-value teak timber for sustainable supply chains in Vietnam

Dr. Dang Thinh Trieu, Vietnamese Academy of Forest Sciences, Vietnam

15.00-15.10

Teak Clonal Test Plan for Selecting Superior Mother Trees for Commercial Plantation in Thailand

Ms. Somporn Khumchompoo, Royal Forest Department, Thailand

15.10-15.20

Monitoring adaptation and productivity of teak plantations in Guinean Zone of Togo: A comparative study of historical and newly introduced provenances

Presented by Prof. Adzo Dzifa KOKUTSE, University of Lome, Togo

15.20-15.30

Precision Control and Management of Teak Borer (Xyleutes ceramica Walker) in Thailand

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wattanachai Tasen, Kasetsart University, Bangkok, Thailand

15.30-15.40

Bridging the Financial Gap for Teak Smallholders: A Review of Financing Models in South Asia, Southeast Asia and West Africa.

Dr. Sven Gunter, Thünen Institute of Forestry, Germany

15.40-15.55

Questions & Discussion

All speakers

15.55-16:00

Summary and closing

ITTO