Growing valuable agarwood assets through sustainable agroforestry, science-based plantation management, and digital traceability.
TerraForestry™ Agarwood Projects is a plantation development and management platform designed to connect landowners, farmers, investors, technical partners, and commercial buyers through a structured agarwood production system.
Its goal is to develop productive, traceable, and commercially viable plantations of Aquilaria species, with a focus on cultivated agarwood and responsible long-term forest stewardship.
1. Featured agarwood projects
1. TerraForestry™ Commercial Plantations
Plantation ownership and development
Establish professionally managed agarwood plantations on suitable land, covering site assessment, planting design, seedling procurement, maintenance, resin induction planning, harvesting, and commercialization.
Model: Company-owned, landowner partnership, or project SPV.
2. Agaris™ Seedling and Nursery Projects
Quality planting materials
Establish nursery operations for Aquilaria seedlings and, where validated, selected or DNA-verified planting materials. Maintain seed-source records, plant health documentation, batch identification, and field survival monitoring.
Model: Nursery partnership, contract growing, or seedling supply.
3. Community and Cooperative Plantations
Inclusive rural development
Partner with farmers, cooperatives, and landowners to establish shared plantation projects with defined responsibilities, member participation, transparent cost allocation, and documented benefit-sharing arrangements.
Model: Cooperative plantation, co-managed JV, or tree-allocation program.
4. BarIno™ Resin Induction and Research
Science-led agarwood development
Establish monitored trials for resin induction, tree response, resin quality, and maturation. Compare treatments using documented controls, field observations, and laboratory analysis where available.
Model: Research partnership, controlled field trials, or technical service agreement.
5. Agarwood Processing and Market Linkage
From plantation to market
Develop buyer relationships and downstream pathways for legally harvested agarwood chips, distillation feedstock, oud oil, incense, and other suitable products, subject to quality specifications and applicable regulations.
Model: Offtake agreements, processing partnerships, or integrated value chains.
2. TerraForestry™ digital plantation management
Each participating plantation can be managed through a centralized digital platform that tracks the tree lifecycle and supports transparent project reporting.
Farm Block Management
Map plantation boundaries, land parcels, planting zones, access roads, and operational areas.
Tree Registry™
Assign unique tree IDs and record species, planting date, seedling batch, location, growth, and survival.
Plantation Monitoring
Record tree health, growth measurements, pests, disease symptoms, maintenance, and field inspections.
Resin and Induction Records
Document induction dates, treatment batches, monitoring observations, and laboratory results.
AgriTrace™ QR Traceability
Link trees, harvest lots, processing batches, and finished products to traceability records.
3. Philippine project development priorities
TerraForestry™ can evaluate potential plantation locations based on rainfall, drainage, soil characteristics, land tenure, access to labor, logistics, and proximity to processing facilities.
CALABARZON — Demonstration and commercial development
Potential for pilot plantations, nursery operations, technical demonstrations, and proximity to Metro Manila’s business and logistics networks. Individual sites require agronomic and land-use assessment.
Mindanao — Plantation expansion
Potential for larger-scale cultivation where climate, soils, land tenure, site access, and environmental requirements are suitable.
Other suitable Philippine regions
Screen sites individually for species suitability, water availability, drainage, typhoon exposure, existing land use, and applicable permits.
4. Project partnership models
| Model | Structure | Best suited for |
|---|---|---|
| Direct ownership | Company or investor owns the plantation asset | Long-term asset development |
| Landowner partnership | Landowner contributes land under an agreed contract | Landowners seeking plantation income |
| Co-managed joint venture | Partners share agreed capital, responsibilities, and returns | Investors and technical operators |
| Cooperative plantation | Members contribute capital, labor, or allocated tree interests | Farmers and community groups |
| Managed plantation service | Client owns the asset; TerraForestry™ manages operations | Absentee landowners and investors |
| Contract growing and offtake | Growers cultivate; buyers purchase under agreed specifications | Supply-chain development |
Each model should define ownership of land and trees, operational authority, cost allocation, revenue distribution, exit provisions, and applicable legal and regulatory requirements.
5. Plantation lifecycle
01 Feasibility and Site Assessment
Land, soil, climate, tenure, permits, and commercial assumptions
02 Nursery and Planting
Planting materials, block layout, tree registration, and establishment
03 Growth and Maintenance
Nutrition, weed control, pruning, survival, and health monitoring
04 Research and Resin Induction
Validated protocols, documented trials, and tree-response monitoring
05 Maturation and Harvest Planning
Quality assessment, harvest authorization, and yield estimation
06 Processing and Commercialization
Traceable lots, grading, buyer specifications, and lawful sales
Harvest timing and commercial returns should be based on verified tree condition, resin quality, actual market demand, and project-specific evidence rather than guaranteed timelines or yields.
6. Recommended flagship project
TerraForestry™ Philippine Agarwood Demonstration Estate
A proposed pilot that combines plantation establishment, nursery supply, digital tree registration, scientific resin-induction trials, and buyer-development activities.
- Phase 1: Feasibility study, site selection, and project design.
- Phase 2: Pilot planting, tree registry, and operating procedures.
- Phase 3: Digital monitoring, induction research, and performance evaluation.
- Phase 4: Scale-up, processing partnerships, and commercial market access.
The pilot should establish a measured baseline before expansion, with separate budgets for land, seedlings, labor, infrastructure, maintenance, research, compliance, and administration.
Regulatory note: Agarwood species and products may be subject to CITES and Philippine wildlife, forestry, land-use, and transport requirements. Species identification, permits, documentation, and applicable export controls should be verified before commercial operations.