Resin is a natural product that has multiple applications and is highly demanded in the chemical industry. As a non-timber forest product, exploitation of the abundant pine resin in Tunisian forests (50% of the forest area) can contribute to a bioeconomy and can generate additional income for forest populations.
Pine resin tapping in Tunisia
- Category: Resins
- Themes: Improvement of the working conditions and training
- Position in the value chain: Forestry
- Type: Practice
- Scale: National
- Country: Tunisia
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- Keywords: Pine tapping, Pinus halepensis, Pinus pinaster, Pinus pinea, resin harvesting, resin tappers, Tunisia
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