Carpentry Sustainability and Perceptions about the Future

 When asked if the carpentry will work in the future, all respondents in Tinkareni,

the most organized carpentry said yes; 95% responded favorably in Yoyato, and 87% in

Camantavishi, the least organized carpentry (Figure 3-12).





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Figure 3-12 Villagers responses regarding carpentry sustainability.


Limitations of the carpentry

 When asked about which problems could cause the carpentry to stop working,

machinery breakdown was considered the most important limiting factor in Yoyato

(76%), in Camantavishi (82%), and in Tinkareni (63%). Not having a continuous fuel

supply to keep the carpentry working was considered the second most relevant problem

for the carpentry future, in Yoyato (47%), in Camantavishi (47%), and in Tinkareni

(38%). Insufficient training was not considered a limiting factor for the Yoyato carpentry,

but it was for 18% of the respondents in Camantavishi, and 13% in Tinkareni. In Yoyato

12% stated that timber availability was a limiting factor for the future of the carpentry