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MODERNISATION THROUGH ELECTRONIC DATA MANAGEMENT - FORESTRY (Land Managers Options)
Article 20(b)(ii)
Measure Code (122)
Rationale for Intervention
Utilisation of new technology products is currently low. Available products are designed to improve business efficiency and the productivity of forests.
The initial costs often involved are seen as a barrier to investment. This measure will, therefore, encourage foresters to modernise management/business practices leading to more efficient processes and an improvement in overall economic performance.
Objectives
The main objective will be to improve the competitiveness of forestry businesses through the modernisation of technology on forestry holdings.
Scope and Actions
Support for investment in electronic hardware and software to improve the performance of agricultural and forestry businesses. This includes electronic callipers for the purposes of timber volume measurement and forestry planning software and peripherals required for data capture. However, it does not include the purchase of desk top or laptop PCs with the exception of "ruggedised" versions designed for data capture in a forest situation. Also it does not include the recurrent annual licensing costs associated with software purchase/use.
Definition of Beneficiaries
Rural businesses engaged in the management of forests and woodland.
Primary production sectors
Type of Investments
We will pay for 40%, up to a maximum of €1,460/year, of the cost of purchase of:
a. GPS site mapping hardware and software;
b. electronic callipers for the purposes of timber volume measurement;
c. compatible software which can utilise the downloaded data from (a) and/or (b) or any other source;
d. GIS software for the purposes of the production and management of long-term forest plans; and
e. "Ruggedised" notebook PCs designed for electronic data capture in "outdoor/all weather" working conditions.
Assistance can only be claimed once in any 5 years. Beneficiaries must obtain receipted invoices showing the supplier, description of the item and the cost of the item. Beneficiaries must retain the items purchased for 5 years unless they can provide evidence that:
i. force majeure applies; or
ii. the items have been replaced with an eligible item of equivalent or higher specification.
Collaboration
Land managers can collaborate to pay for eligible equipment to benefit all their businesses. We will support each individual for 40% of their share of the cost of this option up to €1,460/year.
Aid intensity
40% of the actual cost of investment up to maximum of €1,460/year for each individual business.
Quantified targets for EU common indicators
Measure Code 122: Improving the economic value of forests |
|---|
Indicator Type | Indicator | Indicative Target |
|---|
Baseline (Lead Indicators) | | Baseline value |
Objective 14 | - Labour productivity in forestry
| €28,800 |
Objective 15 | - Gross fixed capital formation in forestry
| €16.1m |
Input | - Amount of public expenditure (total)
| |
Output | - Number of forest holdings that received investment support (division according to the type of owners -private or municipalities-)
| 400 forest holdings |
- Total volume of investment (division according to the type of owner)
| €23m |
Result | - Number of holdings introducing new products and/or techniques (division according to the type of redeployment of production)
| N/A |
- Increase in gross value added in supported holdings
| €25m* |
Impact # | - Economic growth (net value added in Purchasing Power Standards)
| Increase. Targets will be confirmed once baseline values on beneficiary population are available. |
- Labour productivity (€ per FTE)
|
Additional Impact | - Contribution to combating climate change (increase in production of renewable energy for support for renewable energy measure)
| Increase Qualitative change in production |
N/A - Not applicable. The measure relates to existing best practice rather than new products/techniques.
# Impact indicators will be estimated based on output and result indicators
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