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Importance-Performance analysis results of forest management services for private forest owners_
| No | Forest management service | Importance | Performance | Performance gap | t-value | p-value | Number of respondents | % of satisfied respondents* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Organizing forest regeneration activities | 4.52 | 3.78 | −0.74 | −9.96 | <0.001 | 181 | 42.5 |
| 34 | Advisory services for forest owners | 4.46 | 4.08 | −0.38 | −8.27 | <0.001 | 450 | 60.2 |
| 35 | Financial support measures (support measures for forest management, counselling, etc.) | 4.68 | 4.06 | −0.62 | −13.09 | <0.001 | 463 | 50.5 |
| 36 | Overall developing of private forestry | 4.43 | 3.54 | −0.89 | −11.95 | <0.001 | 172 | 37.8 |
| 37 | Organizing joint timber sales | 4.43 | 3.56 | −0.87 | −7.74 | <0.001 | 127 | 45.7 |
| 38 | Organizing harvesting activities | 4.21 | 3.72 | −0.49 | −5.65 | <0.001 | 191 | 53.4 |
| 39 | Organizing auctions on harvesting rights | 4.08 | 3.46 | −0.62 | −5.35 | <0.001 | 110 | 52.7 |
| 40 | Organizing property auctions | 3.70 | 3.33 | −0.37 | −2.13 | 0.037 | 61 | 62.3 |
| 41 | Information and training days | 4.34 | 4.07 | −0.27 | −5.35 | <0.001 | 271 | 69.0 |
| 42 | Assistance in applying for support measures | 4.55 | 4.24 | −0.31 | −6.79 | <0.001 | 410 | 65.6 |
| 43 | Performing forest inventories and compiling management plans | 4.53 | 4.28 | −0.25 | −5.40 | <0.001 | 400 | 67.2 |
| 44 | Publishing information booklets | 4.24 | 3.84 | −0.40 | −6.30 | <0.001 | 254 | 55.9 |
| 45 | Interest representation in policy-making | 4.61 | 3.31 | −1.30 | −14.61 | <0.001 | 186 | 29.0 |
| 46 | Forest certification | 3.86 | 3.45 | −0.41 | −4.65 | <0.001 | 96 | 61.5 |
| Mean | 4.33 | 3.77 | −0.56 | 53.8 | ||||
Significant correlations between the services (importance/performance) and general characteristics of respondents_
| No | Forest management service | Age | Sex | Private persons | Legal persons | Self-employed persons | Years | Area | Distance | FOA member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Organizing forest regeneration activities | 0.21** / | / 0.20** | |||||||
| 34 | Advisory services for forest owners | / 0.12* | 0.23*** / | 0.13** / 0.12* | −0.14** / | −0.10* / −0.09* | −0.13** / | −0.11* / | 0.13** / 0.14** | |
| 35 | Financial support measures (support measures for forest management, counselling, etc.) | −0.09* / | 0.20*** / | |||||||
| 36 | Overall developing of private forestry | 0.16* / | ||||||||
| 37 | Organizing joint timber sales | / 0.24** | ||||||||
| 38 | Organizing harvesting activities | |||||||||
| 39 | Organizing auctions on harvesting rights | 0.20* / | −0.34*** / | −0.23* / | ||||||
| 40 | Organizing property auctions | −0.27* / | ||||||||
| 41 | Information and training days | 0.23*** / 0.28*** | ||||||||
| 42 | Assistance in applying for support measures | / 0.12* | / 0.10* | −0.11* / | 0.16*** / | |||||
| 43 | Performing forest inventories and compiling management plans | 0.12* / 0.11* | ||||||||
| 44 | Publishing information booklets | / 0.15* | ||||||||
| 45 | Interest representation in policy-making | −0.19** / | / −0.17* | 0.17* / | ||||||
| 46 | Forest certification | −0.25* / |
Categorized shortcomings of the private forestry support system_
| Problems | Occurrences | Share of occurrences (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Specific services | 47 | 17.0 |
| Financial support | 40 | 14.5 |
| Complicated system, bureaucracy | 39 | 14.1 |
| Capacity and strength of F OA | 33 | 12.0 |
| National policies | 33 | 12.0 |
| Difficult to access or obtain information | 32 | 11.6 |
| Lack of trust, cheating | 29 | 10.5 |
| Other/passive | 23 | 8.3 |
| Sum | 276 | 100.0 |
Importance-Performance analysis results of forest management informational items for private forest owners_
| No | Informational item | Importance | Performance | Performance gap | t-value | p-value | Number of respondents | % of satisfied respondents* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Local forest owner associations | 3.89 | 3.74 | −0.15 | −3.12 | 0.002 | 483 | 72.9 |
| 24 | Services provided by FOAs | 3.94 | 3.57 | −0.37 | −7.11 | <0.001 | 468 | 61.8 |
| 25 | Forest certification | 3.26 | 2.92 | −0.34 | −5.16 | <0.001 | 413 | 60.5 |
| 26 | Profile and contacts of consultants | 4.16 | 3.86 | −0.30 | −5.86 | <0.001 | 492 | 67.5 |
| 27 | Private forestry support measures | 4.51 | 3.78 | −0.73 | −14.99 | <0.001 | 514 | 48.2 |
| 28 | Forest management service companies information, contacts and prices | 3.95 | 3.25 | −0.70 | −10.54 | <0.001 | 464 | 50.2 |
| 29 | Principles and means of timber sales and harvesting rights | 4.10 | 3.34 | −0.76 | −12.20 | <0.001 | 472 | 48.1 |
| 30 | Activities of the PFC | 3.87 | 3.60 | −0.27 | −5.54 | <0.001 | 469 | 66.7 |
| 31 | Activities of the EPFU | 3.43 | 3.07 | −0.36 | −6.25 | <0.001 | 428 | 66.4 |
| Mean | 3.90 | 3.46 | −0.44 | 60.3 | ||||
Significant correlations between informational (importance/performance) items and general characteristics of respondents_
| No | Informational item | Age | Sex | Private persons | Legal persons | Self-employed persons | Years | Area | Distance | FOA member |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Local forest owner associations | / −0.16*** | / −0.11* | / 0.13** | 0.14** / 0.25*** | 0.45*** / 0.52*** | ||||
| 24 | Services provided by FOAs | / 0.10* | / −0.13** | / −0.12* | / 0.10* | / 0.19*** | 0.39*** / 0.41*** | |||
| 25 | Forest certification | 0.13** / | −0.10* / | |||||||
| 26 | Profile and contacts of consultants | 0.12** / 0.17*** | 0.13** / | 0.10* / | −0.17*** / | / 0.10* | / 0.09* | 0.13** / 0.17*** | ||
| 27 | Private forestry support measures | 0.10* / | 0.09* / | 0.17*** / | 0.12** / 0.09* | |||||
| 28 | Forest management service companies information, contacts and prices | / −0.11* | / 0.10* | / 0.11* | 0.12* / | 0.19*** / 0.10* | ||||
| 29 | Principles and means of timber sales and harvesting rights | / −0.16*** | / 0.10* | / 0.13** | 0.11* / 0.21*** | 0.14** / 0.20*** | ||||
| 30 | Activities of the PFC | |||||||||
| 31 | Activities of the EPFU | 0.14** / 0.12* |
Important products or services that private forest owners require the most from the private forestry support system_
| Services | Occurrences | Share of occurrences (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Capacity to plan and organize forest management | 123 | 22.2 |
| Advice and extension | 116 | 21.0 |
| Support measures | 106 | 19.2 |
| Information | 73 | 13.2 |
| Other | 65 | 11.8 |
| Joint timber/harvesting rights sales | 41 | 7.4 |
| Interest representation | 29 | 5.2 |
| Sum | 553 | 100.0 |