Cooperation in private forestry of post-soviet system: Forest owners’ cooperatives in Lithuania |
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| Authors: | Marius Lazdinis Aidas Pivoriūnas Imantas Lazdinis |
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| Institution: | (1) Regional Development and Environmental Protection Group, A. Vivulskio 10a, LT-032221 Vilnius, Lithuania;(2) Department of Forest Products and Markets, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Paukščių takas 29, LT-14262 Didžioji Riešė, Vilnius Region, Lithuania;(3) Faculty of Public Management, Mykolas Romeris University, Ateities 20, LT-08303 Vilnius, Lithuania |
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| Abstract: | The current state of cooperation in private forestry in Lithuania is examined, with a focus on the analysis of objectives,
organisational structure and the ways forest owners’ cooperatives operate. A postal survey has been used as a main research
instrument, the questionnaire consisting of a series of multiplechoice close-ended questions. This paper provides insights
into the state forest enterprises and other private companies operating in the private forestry sector, and places forest
owners’ cooperatives in a broader context of the private forestry sector. A typical forest owner’s cooperative in Lithuania
has up to 10 members and about 20 clients to whom services are provided. The leaders of cooperatives indicate that the optimal
number of clients using their services should not exceed 40. The main stated objectives of cooperatives are the provision
of services to their members under the most attractive conditions, uniting members, and earning a profit for the members.
These activities of cooperatives revolve around timber harvesting and trade. It is concluded that the process of cooperation
of private forest owners in Lithuania is rather slow, although positive development can be observed. |
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| Keywords: | cooperation private forest owners private forestry Baltic States elite |
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