CASTANEA HENRYI TREES PLANTING PROJECT - GRAIN & TIMBER
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Castanea Henryi Trees and Their Nuts
Gang Chen
The castanea henryi tree is an excellent kind of tree with great economic value. It grows in mountain regions with a temperature range between -16 celsius degrees and 41 celsius degrees, therefore it is suitable to be planted in many countries with a subtropical climate. Castanea henryi fruit (nut) is a kind of grain with high nutritional value, which can be introduced to be planted to help reduce the grain and food shortage problem. Castanea henryi tree stem are also quality timber for various purposes.
People can use hillside lands to plant Castanea henryi trees，the castanea henryi nuts can be sold as a kind of grain or raw materials used to make various foods, highly matured castanea henryi tree stems can be sold to make various wooden products. In consequence, people engaging in planting castanea henryi trees can have stable income from planting this kind of tree.
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Context
Challenges addressed
There is a reduced area of arable land for planting grains in many developing countries due to the land occupation by the continuous industrialization in the forms of more factories and construction of transportation facilities and infrastructure.
Beneficiaries
The castanea henryi tree can be planted on hillside land and mountain regions to produce natural grain with a great nutritional value.
Therefore, the planting of castanea henryi tree can relieve the pressure of the shortage of arable land.
Location
Fujian Province, China
East Asia
Process
Summary of the process
The 2 provided building blocks must be used together to realize a successful replication of the castanea henryi tree planting project.
Building Blocks
Building Blocks of the Castanea Henryi Tree Planting Project
The purpose of this building block is to inform the procedure on starting and implementing the Castanea Henryi Tree Planting Project to all interested individuals and parties.
Enabling factors
The condtions enabling the success of this building block of the Castanea Henryi Tree Planting Project include the acquirement of the castanea henryi tree seedlings, the possession of pertinent planting technologies, the ownership of the available land and suitable climate for planting.
Lesson learned
A potential planter must learn the castanea henryi tree planting technologies to start the real planting work in order to have a sucessful planting experience.
The acquirement of castanea henryi tree seeds
The purpose of this building block is to inform interested individuals and parties the procedure of obtaining the seeds of castanea henryi trees.
Enabling factors
The seeds of castanea henryi trees can be obtained locally in countries with the castanea henryi trees or purchased from China.
Lesson learned
The seeds of castanea henryi trees must be stored in a dry and cool place to ensure a long-lasting quality for reproductivity.
Impacts
People planting castanea henryi trees receive stably increasing income from this planting business in southern China. On each piece of hillside land with an area of 660 square meters covered by fruit (nut) bearing castanea henryi trees, the annual harvested nuts can be sold for about 440 US $ in 2018. Incomes from selling highly mature castanea henryi tree stems and branches are even much higher. Besides generating sustainable income, this solution also bring great environmental benefits.
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG 1 – No poverty
SDG 2 – Zero hunger
SDG 3 – Good health and well-being
SDG 8 – Decent work and economic growth
SDG 12 – Responsible consumption and production
Story
Castanea henryi trees growing in barren hillside land in China
Liu Yang Wang
A harvest of Castanea Henryi Tree Nuts from
Barren Hillside Land
Mr. Xu Chenglin and his poor family planted 100 mu of castanea henryi trees in barren hillside land in Huangqiao village, longfu Town, Liuyang City, Hunan Province, China in the spring of 2016. The planted castanea henryi tree species have the advantages of strong adaptability, resistance to drought, early maturity and high yield.
2019 is the fourth year of the planting of these Castanea henryi trees. In total, about 11000 pound of Castanea henryi tree nuts were harvested and picked in May 2019 and sold at a wholesale price of 10.8 Yuan per pound, bringing in an income of 118800 Yuan of income ( the equivalent of about 16.700 US $).
A barren hillside land can also bring a good wealth to a poor farmer family.
