Oud Academia empowers Agarwood stakeholders to cultivate sustainability and profitability simultaneously. By combining scientific plantation management, digital monitoring, and carbon economy strategies, participants can maximize yields, secure carbon revenue, and meet global sustainability standards.
“Every tree planted is not just an investment in Oud — it’s an investment in the planet.”
Sustainability and carbon management are becoming central to profitable and responsible Agarwood enterprises. This course equips participants with the knowledge and tools to manage plantations efficiently, maximize resin yields, and integrate carbon economy strategies for environmental and financial benefits.
Tagline:
“Sustainable Agarwood, Profitable Planet: Plantation Management for a Carbon-Conscious Future.”
Course Purpose
Equip growers, investors, LGUs, DENR partners, and cooperatives with the technical, environmental, economic, and regulatory competencies required to develop sustainable, traceable, and climate-aligned agarwood plantations under Philippine conditions.
DAY 1 – SCIENCE, ECOLOGY & SUSTAINABLE CULTIVATION
MODULE 1 – Introduction to Sustainable Agarwood Forestry
- Global agarwood industry overview
- Sustainability challenges: illegal trade, deforestation, overharvesting
- The shift to regulated, plantation-based, traceable production
- ESG integration in modern agarwood plantations
- Philippine opportunities for climate-smart agroforestry
MODULE 2 – Aquilaria Biology, Ecology & Resin Science
- Aquilaria species (malaccensis, crassna) physiology
- Natural vs induced resin formation
- Environmental stress mechanisms leading to oleoresin production
- Soil, shade, climate & microbial ecology
- Compatibility with agroforestry species
MODULE 3 – Sustainable Plantation Establishment
- Land suitability assessment (soil → slope → rainfall)
- Green-certified nursery production (organic substrates, no pesticides)
- Seedling quality grading
- Sustainable planting density strategies
- Soil rehabilitation, erosion control & biodiversity buffers
- Integrated nitrogen-fixing systems (Sesbania, Erythrina, Gliricidia)
MODULE 4 – Agroforestry Systems & Climate-Resilient Designs
- Agarwood + fruit crops (citrus, lanzones, durian)
- Agarwood + forestry crops (sandalwood, champaca, narra)
- Multi-strata agroforestry models
- Windbreaks, shade management & microclimate engineering
- Climate resilience: flood, drought & typhoon mitigation design
MODULE 5 – Sustainable Inoculation & Resin-Induction Protocols
- Fusarium oxysporum protocol (manual or automated)
- MnO₂ catalytic induction (BarIno FusaTrinity™)
- Ethical inoculation timing (age, DBH thresholds)
- Zero-waste wound sealing practices
- Environmental impact safeguards
- Monitoring resin development without harming the tree
MODULE 6 – Organic Soil Health, Biofertilizers & Ecological Pest Management
- Soil microbiome enrichment strategies
- Sustainable inputs: compost, vermicast, COBI biofertilizers
- Biostimulants for growth & resin stimulation
- Natural pest control using herbal extracts & beneficial insects
- Carbon-positive soil management
DAY 2 – TRACEABILITY, CARBON ECONOMY & ESG MANAGEMENT
MODULE 7 – Philippine Regulatory Compliance & Sustainability Standards
- DENR-Wildlife, EMB, CENRO/Provincial requirements
- CITES export regulations
- Ethical sourcing & FPIC
- International certifications:
- Organic
- FairWild
- ISO 14001
- ESG reporting standards
MODULE 8 – Digital Traceability & Chain-of-Custody Systems
(Integrates with your traceability dashboard / QR labeling / blockchain)
- Farm-level tree registration
- Geo-tagging plantations
- Tree → inoculation → harvest → processing traceability
- QR-coded traceability labels
- Blockchain ledger design
- Export chain-of-custody for oil, chips & incense
MODULE 9 – Carbon Stock Assessment in Agarwood Plantations
- Biomass estimation methods (non-destructive)
- AGB vs BGB carbon pools
- Soil organic carbon measurement
- Carbon-equivalent valuation
- MRV (Measurement, Reporting, Verification) for carbon projects
MODULE 10 – Carbon Credits, Offsets & Climate Finance
- Voluntary carbon market
- Compliance carbon market
- Gold Standard, Verra VCS methodologies
- How agarwood plantations qualify for carbon credits
- Carbon credit pricing & revenue models
- Climate-smart financing for plantations (grants + carbon forward contracts)
MODULE 11 – ESG Performance Monitoring & Impact Reporting
- Environmental indicators (GHG reductions, biodiversity improvement)
- Social indicators (livelihood, cooperative income, FPIC outcomes)
- Governance indicators (transparency, anti-illegal-trade systems)
- ESG scoring for investors
- How to publish annual sustainability reports
MODULE 12 – Sustainable Harvesting, Post-Harvest & Zero-Waste Utilization
- Low-impact harvesting methods
- Sorting & grading for chips, oil, incense
- Waste-to-value products (biochar, compost, hydrosol)
- Circular economy models for agarwood enterprises
DAY 3 – BUSINESS MODELS, VALUE CHAINS & INVESTMENT
MODULE 13 – Plantation Financial Modeling & ROI Analysis
- CAPEX/OPEX framework
- Yield projections for resin and wood
- Resin-induction timing and economic trade-offs
- 10-year ROI model
- Cooperative profit-sharing vs corporate models
MODULE 14 – Sustainable Value Chain Development
- Nursery → Plantation → Inoculation → Harvest → Processing → Export
- How to build a vertically integrated agarwood enterprise
- Supercritical CO₂ extraction for premium oils (CESI)
- Logistics for GCC, ASEAN & EU export routes
MODULE 15 – Grading Standards, Quality Control & Certifications
- International agarwood quality grading
- Oil quality determinants (GC-MS, FTIR, ISO 4730, IFRA)
- Setting up a sustainable QC lab
- Aroma profile mapping for premium perfumery markets
MODULE 16 – Branding, Market Access & Sustainable Positioning
- Marketing to GCC, Europe & ASEAN
- Story-driven sustainability branding
- Traceable, ethical, carbon-negative agarwood as USP
- B2B partnerships & perfumery contracts
- E-commerce integration + QR traceability branding
MODULE 17 – Community Agroforestry & Cooperative Sustainability Models
- Shared inoculation centers
- Community biofertilizer production
- Fair-trade pricing systems
- Carbon revenue sharing
- Social enterprise models for upland communities
MODULE 18 – Integrated Enterprise Planning Workshop
Hands-on output:
Participants develop a complete sustainability & carbon-aligned agarwood business plan, including:
- Plantation design
- Inoculation plan
- Traceability workflow
- Carbon finance model
- ESG strategy
- Market strategy
- Export roadmap
CERTIFICATION
Participants receive the Certified Sustainable Agarwood Manager (CSAM) credential under CI-ASASE Institute.