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Project development

The establishment of a plantation is one of the critical moments within the complete project. In order to anticipate all factors that influence the development, a thorough development plan is essential.

It will function as a guide of the whole development process. Schedules with fixed dates, deadlines, resources, cash flow and budget calculation, all is included in the development plan, to minimize the possibilities of unwanted surprises.

The way in which the establishment is executed is of great importance. In this first year the complete project can be lost if great attention is not paid to all activities. Intensive control, backed up with a solid development plan will minimize the risk that negative factors will present themselves.

In order to present a short but crystal clear report, the detailed data presented in our reports is supported by many maps, tables and figures. Along with the conventional reports, DHForest offers to present the reports on the web as well in an interactive way. To know more about this service, please click here.

Besides the standard chapters of a report such as introduction, summary, conclusions, etc. a development plan elaborated by DHForest consists of the following:

* The amount of consisting infrastructure (drainages, roads, bridges, etc.) and the infrastructure to be constructed.

During the elaboration of the development project DHForest enters the field. During these fieldtrips the area is analyzed and "on site" design of the infrastructure is done. This preliminary design is fixed with the help of GPS and other conventional methods of measuring and finally is entered into a GIS program called "Mapinfo 4.5 professional". This program calculates all the convenient information, such as for example the complete area and/or distance of infrastructure works.

* Work schedules of all activities.

Including for example; infrastructure, planting, the project in general, etc, this chapter displays the complete development program. With daily precision, activities are planned according to the availability of resources. Any delay in the execution of activities can be noted fast so that appropriate measures can be taken to minimize or eliminate the problem.

* Resource planning and description

A detailed description of the resources needed is elaborated, in order to anticipate the amount of personnel and material that is necessary to develop the project. The resources will be planned according to the needs of the activities, the planned timeframe of development and of course to the (financial) possibilities of the project.

* Seedling requirement and nursery planning.

To be able to plant fluently without any delays, it is necessary to correctly plan the flow of seedlings. A nursery planning is made according to the seedling requirement of the planting activities.

* Activity description

During the development of the project it is of great importance that the activities are executed conform they are planned. Not only in speed, but possibly more important, in quality. To be able to educate, indicate and execute the activities as they are desired, a detailed description must be available. This description will also facilitate the control on the development works.

* First year maintenance schedule

As the first maintenance activities are sometimes intertwined with the final development works, it could be useful to combine the maintenance of the first year with the development plan. In this way any delay in development is directly related to the maintenance activities that follow and recognizing of a possible problem and finding the solution is easier.