2016 Volume 81 Issue 727 Pages 1939-1948
The purpose of this study is to verify utility of small/medium scale system of wood distribution and marketing on the value improvement of planted forests.
The research results are following:
In the central part of Hyogo pref., there are 2 cases picked up.
In the case of “SHISONOMORINOKI” project, the system is collaboration among companies. The reason why this area is being largest concentrated place of wood buisinesses in Hyogo pref.. The information sharing between main constituents is managed at wood-processing plant of their associations, and the price of stumpage that had possibility to lead to sustainable forest resources management maintained. In the business scale, it was limited that influence to local forestry. In addition, it was substantially confirmed that substitution for advantage of the conventional wood distribution.
In the another case of “SOUND WOOD(s)” project, the system is that the wood coordinator and forest owners play key role. The reason why this area is having high forest resource availability and high management will of the forest owners. Flow of information is managed by wood coordinator and the price of stumpage is fixed at a high price than that of “SHISONOMORINOKI”. Although the business scale is very small. In addition, it was substantially confirmed that substitution for advantage of the conventional wood distribution.
As a result, problem solving and to substituting for advantage of conventional wood distribution were substantially confirmed with both examples, besides the business scale. And the utility as the wood distribution and marketing system which contribute to the value improvement of planted forest was confirmed.
In both examples, those business scale is small. But they raise value of the wood resources by corresponding to tenderhearted consumer needs. I think it is one route to the value improvement of the local planted forest to build complemental relations between small/medium scale systems which raise value of the wood and large-scale systems which solve quantitative problem of forest resource management.
Also, I think it is important that people who link the distribution from the upper part to the lower part for possibility of the system development in other areas. They have rich information about each stage of wood distribution and have technique to draw value of the wood.
