# title
The Competitiveness of Tropical Agriculture A Guide to Competitive Potential with Case Studies

# abstract
7.7 FORESTRY The forestry sector includes products that range from logs to  boards, plywood, and wood manufactures. It is estimated that in Colombia about  25 million ha of land are appropriate for forestry (Misio n Paz, 2001, p. 120).  Currently, the country has about 8 million ha of natural forests and forest  plantations, of which only a little over 100,000 ha are plantations. The timber  industry is poorly regulated with a significant component of illegal, unregistered  activity. Frequently the ...

# authors[].organizations[].label
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences