Table 1 Profile of the NIPFs in the study
Profile | NIPFs of this study |
|---|---|
Number of NIPFs responded | 79 |
Average age | 59 years |
Gender | Men-85%; Women-15% |
Level of education | |
Grade school | 25% |
Vocational school | 39% |
Higher education (including polytechniques and university) | 36% |
Status in employment | |
Employee (public and private) | 26% |
Agriculture/forestry entrepreneur | 26% |
Pensioner | 44% |
Other | 4% |
Status of forest, energy wood use, and trade | |
Average size of the forest estates | 73 ha (min 1 ha, max 500 ha) |
Average area of forest under timber production | 72 ha (min 1 ha, max 450 ha) |
Average use of wood for heating household and business by the NIPFs | 20 solid m3 (min 1 m3, max 300 m3) |
Average selling of energy wood by the NIPFs | 200 solid m3 (min 9 m3, max 842 m3) |