Slump in timber price → Decline in profit →
Lack of funding for reforestation → Dependence
on subsidies
Human issues
Aging staff, loss of interest among forest owners
Environmental issues
Growing number of untended forests causing
deterioration in disaster prevention, biodiversity
and natural scenery
Solutions
Cost reduction
Sapling improvement, introduction of highly
efficient logging machinery, enhancement of road
networks
Creative ideas for distribution, processing and
marketing
Larger lumbermills, direct delivery that bypasses
the market, overseas export
Development of diverse forests
Development of forests comprising fast-growing
trees in addition to cedar, cypress and larch,
development of broad-leaved forests, creation of
new values for forest products other than timber,
forest management based on partial cutting, and
other solutions
Activity Report
2016
Invited as an aromatics expert to the
“MOKUJUKU” event hosted by Odai Town in Mie
Prefecture.
2017
Acted as coordinator for a presentation meeting
on the results of a joint forest management
venture between the Miyagawa Forestry
Association and Fujitsu Ltd. From then on, began
actively pursuing collaborations with companies
through lectures and other activities.
2018
Engaged in third product development with
Fermenstation Co., Ltd. and worked on nurturing
the broad-leaved forest in Odai Town, Mie
Prefecture, by providing consulting on product
development and marketing, as well as supportive
services for expanding sales channels. Traveled
to France, Italy and the U.K. to conduct on-site
sales and market research, and won overseas
orders.
2019
Presented a joint report with General Agriculture
& Forestry Co., Ltd. on creating new uses for
forest resources at an employee training seminar
held by the Daiei Kankyo Group.
