Aquil@Guyane-Phase 3

Scientific and technical basis for the creation of a high-end "Aquilaria (Agarwood)" essential oil industry, and derived products, in Guyana.

Date de début de projet

01/01/2021

Date de fin du projet

31/12/2023

Objectives

To define with the farmers the conditions of installation and culture of Aquilaria: pure plantations with vegetal cover of protection of the soil or in mixture with other species.

  • To provide farmers with the basis for the establishment of a sustainable production chain of Aquilaria leaves.
  • To produce in Guyana oleoresins of a high purity from the most organic growing conditions possible and controlled fungal contamination of the wood.
  • To set up the conditions necessary for an optimal production of essential oils answering the requirements of the future field:

- control of the yields of volatile and non-volatile substances constituting the oleoresin according to established specifications; - conditions of wood harvesting, storage, preparation, distillation., ...

Location

Guyana

Description

Three potentially exploitable plots in Cacao and Regina;The project focuses on the development of an Aquilaria tree industry in French Guiana; a tree originating from South East Asia, particularly Laos.The products from this tree are of high added value, the idea is to develop on the Guiana territory a quality Aquilaria with inoculations of local saprophytic fungi, in order to increase the competitiveness of agriculture and the local economy.Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Three potentially exploitable plots in Cacao and Regina;The project focuses on the development of an Aquilaria tree industry in French Guiana; a tree originating from South East Asia, particularly Laos.The products from this tree are of high added value, the idea is to develop on the Guiana territory a quality Aquilaria with inoculations of local saprophytic fungi, in order to increase the competitiveness of agriculture and the local economy.
Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

Partnership

Territorial Collectivity of GuyanaGuyana Development Innovation

Team

Team Genome and selection of perennials 

Fundings

This project is co-financed by the European UnionAmount of the project : 655 299,04 €

Europe is committed to Guyana with the ERDF fund

ERDF participation: 407 727,76 €.

Participation Collectivité Territoriale de Guyane: 90 905,70 €.

CIRAD participation: € 156,665.58

Guyana, Aquilaria, essential oils, agarwood, trees, wood, leaves, fungal inoculations, Cosmetopoeia