Browsing by Subject "family forest owners"

The study examines views of the family forest owners on the profitability of forestry, profitability factors related service needs, and possibilities to improve profitability. The data were collected by interviewing 19 forest owners who are members of the Forest Management Association Päijät-Häme. The employed method was semi-structured interview. In addition, structured questionnaires were used to collect information on the forest ownership objectives. The results consist of the conceptualization of forest owners’ attitudes in terms of forestry profitability, typology of the forest owners’ profitability views, types of forest owners’ information service needs and classification of attitudes towards the profitability of information services. Forest owners had various views on profitability. They were mainly interested in utilizing their forests. However, forest owners' knowledge and abilities to utilize the profitability concepts were incomplete. The economic information services could provide a solution to this problem. Services for forest owners could indicate the potential total economic value of forests. The forest owners could be encouraged to implement actions to improve profitability by showing and digesting the gap between their current and the potential situation. Profitability services could be implemented in interaction with the forest owners, information and personal advice. The government could influence the profitability of the non-industrial forestry by providing incentives to build up and utilize the services.