Responsible and productive leucaena management

Summary

The project objectives have been met and exceeded. The three main activities in this process are to promote and, when necessary, review the Code of Practice, to ensure that there is an ongoing research process into what is a very young industry with many unanswered questions and also to provide advice and training for growers, consultants and financial advisers and providers in a fast changing fodder and timber system.

The Leucaena Network has also contributed significantly to the production and publication of a book for producers on responsible and productive establishment and management of Leucaena. The Code is relevant and a process for change (if needed) has been established. Area planted is exceeding our projections in Queensland alone, without consideration to the large plantings established and also anticipated in other States/ Territories. Our training programme has exceeded all expectations and is recognised as being of a very high order, receiving FarmBis accreditation.