Objectives
The programme aims to deflect the upward cost-trend of silvicultural operations downwards. In silviculture, this requires a productivity improvement in particular, which is attainable through structural reforms, the development of operating models between and within organisations, and greater efficiency in operational activities. The key themes of the research programme include the mechanisation of silvicultural operations, the further development of businesses focussed around forest services, and the technical and financial management of silvicultural chains.
Research and development activities aim at close interaction with practical operators. The objective of this is to make technical and financial information of the highest possible standard available to forest professionals and forest-owners when they take decisions on silvicultural operations. Forest professionals working in organisations that produce silvicultural services, and forest-owners, are among the primary users of such information. Others include wood-processing companies, forest machine manufacturers and forest seedling companies. Moreover, the information produced by the programme supports forest policy decision-making in issues related to silvicultural operations.
