The manufacturing industry is a significant element of high-quality economic development with its productivity growth potential higher than that of many other industries. However, one of the factors affecting industrial development is availability of raw materials. There are many timber related activities in Taraba state which generate high quantity of wood waste and forest residues, which can serve as raw materials for wood based industries. Hence, there is need to determine the factors responsible for poor wood-based industrial development despite the presence of abundant raw materials and human resources in the study area. A self-administered questionnaire survey method was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the results. A five-point Likert scale was used to determine the level of utilization. The findings of the study shows that the generated wood wastes were utilized mainly for: energy generation for cooking (38.41 %), animal bedding (29.27%), plant mulching (23.17%) and local building materials (6.71%), while the least uses were for production of engineered wood products (1.83%). The result on the level of utilization of wood waste indicated a low level with Weighted Mean Score (WMS) of 1.9. Lack of awareness (70%) was the most limiting factor of industrial utilization of wood waste followed by lack of technical know-how (23%) and lack of start-up capital (6%). Conclusively, the major problems limiting high-level utilization and industrial application of wood waste is lack of awareness of reuse values of wood wastes and lack of technical-know-how.
The manufacturing industry is a significant element of high-quality economic development with its productivity growth potential higher than that of many other industries. However, one of the factors affecting industrial development is availability of raw materials. There are many timber related activities in Taraba state which generate high quantity of wood waste and forest residues, which can serve as raw materials for wood based industries. Hence, there is need to determine the factors responsible for poor wood-based industrial development despite the presence of abundant raw materials and human resources in the study area. A self-administered questionnaire survey method was used for data collection. Descriptive statistics was used to analyze the results. A five-point Likert scale was used to determine the level of utilization. The findings of the study shows that the ggenerated wood wastes were utilized mainly for: energy generation for cooking (38.41 %), animal bedding (29.27%), plant mulching (23.17%) and local building materials (6.71%), while the least uses were for production of engineered wood products (1.83%). The result on the level of utilization of wood waste indicated a low level with Weighted Mean Score (WMS) of 1.9. Lack of awareness (70%) was the most limiting factor of industrial utilization of wood waste followed by lack of technical know-how (23%) and lack of start-up capital (6%). Conclusively, the major problems limiting high-level utilization and industrial application of wood waste is lack of awareness of reuse values of wood wastes and lack of technical-know-how.
Primary Language | English |
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Subjects | Forest Industry Management |
Journal Section | Research Articles |
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Publication Date | December 29, 2023 |
Acceptance Date | October 2, 2023 |
Published in Issue | Year 2023 Volume: 5 Issue: 2 |