“Many forestry entrepreneurs have a need to enhance their competence in order to successfully meet increased demands, and their ability to acquire new skills is often constrained by a lack of time and the long distances involved in accessing training. Many forestry service businesses are also experiencing declining profitability, making it difficult to recruit and retain skilled employees”, says Paula Jylhä from Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke).
Within the Forest Business Innovation and Advancement (FOBIA) project, these barriers should be reduced by introducing new business models and developing tools available through digital platforms to help entrepreneurs to increase profitability, productivity and competence.