Trends in the Agarwood industry of Peninsular Malaysia
Agarwood is harvested from the forest tree species known as Aquilaria sp. It is considered the most expensive wood due to high demand and widespread use including in medicinal and fragrant products. Therefore, it has great potential to boost the national economy, but its natural population is threat...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Published: |
Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia
2021
|
| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93438/ |
| _version_ | 1848861845720399872 |
|---|---|
| author | Desa, Azren Putra Lee, Shiou Yih Mustapa, Mohd Zamakhsyary Mohamed, Rozi Emang, Diana |
| author_facet | Desa, Azren Putra Lee, Shiou Yih Mustapa, Mohd Zamakhsyary Mohamed, Rozi Emang, Diana |
| author_sort | Desa, Azren Putra |
| building | UPM Institutional Repository |
| collection | Online Access |
| description | Agarwood is harvested from the forest tree species known as Aquilaria sp. It is considered the most expensive wood due to high demand and widespread use including in medicinal and fragrant products. Therefore, it has great potential to boost the national economy, but its natural population is threatened to extinction due to over-exploitation by illegal agarwood hunters. As a conservation measure, Aquilaria cultivation is established in mass plantations whilst also ensure the availability of agarwood for trade, both at domestic and international markets. From this context, this paper examines the status and development of the agarwood industry in Peninsular Malaysia, one of the largest suppliers of agarwood to the international market. It explores the trends of the agarwood industry, and it also discusses action plans to improve the management in the agarwood industry. Recommendations, based on recent experience and industrial evidence, are made for best practices in improving the state and development of the agarwood industry. |
| first_indexed | 2025-11-15T13:07:36Z |
| format | Article |
| id | upm-93438 |
| institution | Universiti Putra Malaysia |
| institution_category | Local University |
| last_indexed | 2025-11-15T13:07:36Z |
| publishDate | 2021 |
| publisher | Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia |
| recordtype | eprints |
| repository_type | Digital Repository |
| spelling | upm-934382023-01-12T06:50:03Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93438/ Trends in the Agarwood industry of Peninsular Malaysia Desa, Azren Putra Lee, Shiou Yih Mustapa, Mohd Zamakhsyary Mohamed, Rozi Emang, Diana Agarwood is harvested from the forest tree species known as Aquilaria sp. It is considered the most expensive wood due to high demand and widespread use including in medicinal and fragrant products. Therefore, it has great potential to boost the national economy, but its natural population is threatened to extinction due to over-exploitation by illegal agarwood hunters. As a conservation measure, Aquilaria cultivation is established in mass plantations whilst also ensure the availability of agarwood for trade, both at domestic and international markets. From this context, this paper examines the status and development of the agarwood industry in Peninsular Malaysia, one of the largest suppliers of agarwood to the international market. It explores the trends of the agarwood industry, and it also discusses action plans to improve the management in the agarwood industry. Recommendations, based on recent experience and industrial evidence, are made for best practices in improving the state and development of the agarwood industry. Forestry Department Peninsular Malaysia 2021 Article PeerReviewed Desa, Azren Putra and Lee, Shiou Yih and Mustapa, Mohd Zamakhsyary and Mohamed, Rozi and Emang, Diana (2021) Trends in the Agarwood industry of Peninsular Malaysia. Malaysian Forester, 84 (1). 152 - 168. ISSN 0302-2935 http://malaysianforester.my/forestry/archives_journal_volume.php?volume=84&nombor=1 |
| spellingShingle | Desa, Azren Putra Lee, Shiou Yih Mustapa, Mohd Zamakhsyary Mohamed, Rozi Emang, Diana Trends in the Agarwood industry of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title | Trends in the Agarwood industry of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full | Trends in the Agarwood industry of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_fullStr | Trends in the Agarwood industry of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_full_unstemmed | Trends in the Agarwood industry of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_short | Trends in the Agarwood industry of Peninsular Malaysia |
| title_sort | trends in the agarwood industry of peninsular malaysia |
| url | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93438/ http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/93438/ |