HELLO ROTARY DISTAS AT AIM MAKATI, PHILIPPINES MAY 8, 2010
Photo-Ops
Of course it is great to have a project of planting a hundred or two hundred trees along a stretch of road or highway somewhere. The ceremony is nice as well along with the photograph's memorializing the event. We see this so many times and even participate. Unfortunately the Photo-Op is the center piece rather than the tree's survival and long-term benefit to Mother Earth and mankind.
Trees are for the Future
ENVISION FIRST WORLD
ENVISION YOUR LEGACY
EARN ALONG THE WAY
The planting of a tree is the beginning and the gesture. Keeping the tree n
urtured and protected is all the difference in the world of making the future become very pleasant when it finally becomes the present time.
Mhey DeClito was only six years old when her parents planted this Mahogany tree 15 years before.
This beautiful tree holds thousands of gallons of water during the dry season and shares it with the soil. In the rainy season it holds it and helps prevent flooding. Its semi-legume qualities allow for it to release nitrogen into the soil. It consumes tons of carbon dioxide from both the air and the soil and releases tons of oxygen into the air. Its lateral roots hold the fallen leaves which protect the soil from excessive rainfall, thus preventing erosion. Its branches and leaves provide a habitat for beneficial insects and birds. It buffers the high winds during storms and protects the shorter trees and countless other benefits come from this living wonder of nature.
Example of TODAY AS THE Future Vision 15 Years Ago
Currently
It is time to thin 1% to 2% of them so that the others will grow better and the shade that is removed will permit sunlight to reach the ground where one fruit tree can be planted for each five Mahogany trees that are harvested.
1% of 1,000 trees = 10 trees
350 usable board feet x 10 trees = 3,500 BF
350 x 123.75 = 43,312.50 Php x 10 trees = 433,125 Php
Remaining Trees: 990 (FOR THE FUTURE!!!!, Not the Present!!! GREED KILLS!!!)
Example of the FUTURE 15 Years from Now for Mhey's Children and her financial security
The national norm for Mahogany tree growth is 3 cm per year
Our average is more than double or more than 6cm per year
x 15 years additional growth = is more than another 350 BF or nearly 800 usable BF.
This time around the harvest only needs to be .70% to produce 5,600 usable BF.
The value per BF increases by 25%
800 x 154.69 = 123,752
x 7 = 866,264 Php (US$19,250)
Envision Value-Add+56.25 Php x 800 x 7 = 315,000 Php (US$7,000)
Envision Value-Add to Retail Internet Sales+270 Php x 800 x 7 = 1,512,000 Php (US$33,600)
Total Annual Sustainable Income from Sensible, Wise and Efficient Tree Management:
2,693,264 Php (US$59,850)
How About the 30 Fruit Trees we now have?2,000 Php per tree in profit per year x 30 = 60,000 Php (1,333.33)
This is the simplistic view using only 1,000 trees to begin with. The normal footprint starts with 10,000 Mahogany trees on one hectare and within 30 years the profile of the hectare resembles a total of 1,600 fruit trees (producers) and 200 to 400 Mahogany trees.
As you can see by planning for the future there is substantial income produced along the way and in the end your grandchildren have a sustainable First World income of around 4 million pesos annually, indefinitely for each succeeding generation of your family with your vision having produced this legacy.
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We bring this technology to reality. Don't plant trees merely as a photo-op. Plant them for the future and envision the eradication of poverty through the building of a locally based economy using the principles of value-add and sustainable agroforestry.
s to the communities of any country or nation willing to take on this all important need of growing trees, successfully.
