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Chris Chapman, Editor	Rory Mack, Forestry Development Consultant	Muedanyi Ramantswana, SA rep of IFSA

Vusi Mnisi, forestry student, Fort
Cox College

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Latest Blog Posts

Jobs vs Starvation – by Rory Mack

The current back and forth arguments and justifications around decent jobs as well as wage rates etc tend mostly to be from the side of job providers, companies outsourcing forestry work and speculators in the realm of idealism dependent on the side of the fence they are sitting on. In

Man vs machine – by Vusi Mnisi

Harvesting machines improve productivity drastically, but they also replace unskilled workers who are desperate for employment. The rapid mechanisation in the forestry industry has raised so many questions to us as forestry students. With more machines introduced there is less labour required to do the job. This is not an

Forestry mechanisation and jobs – by Chris Chapman

To mechanise or not to mechanise – that is the question that stakeholders in the forestry industry are grappling with. Some of the large corporate growers have set a target of mechanising up to 80% of their harvesting operations, and are well on the way to achieving those targets. Mechanisation

Forestry students: is it passion or just endurance? – by Muedanyi Ramantswana

I have discovered a unique trend among some young forestry students with whom I have had the privilege to talk. After looking at this more deeply, I realised it not only applies to forestry students but to many students across various fields of study. Often when I speak to some

Land restitution experience – by Rory Mack

Having worked on a number of land reform projects I have recently had another experience in the realm of forestry land reform that shows some promise among all the traditional challenges. As invariably happens after the transfer of land and forestry assets to a group of beneficiaries, most, if not

Abandoned sawmills a sorry sight in ‘Transkei’ – by Chris Chapman

Abandoned sawmills are a depressing sight. When they are situated right next to state owned pine plantations, it is even more telling. Yet, this is the reality of life in the Transkei. Judging by the high mounds of sawdust left behind, they were once thriving little businesses, purchasing sawlogs from

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