Prospects of International Statistics on Farm Forestry : Proceedings of the International Workshop held in Freiburg, Germany 23-26 September 1998 and the MOSEFA Final Seminar hed in Lisalmi, Finland 9-13 June 1999 : Prospects of International Statistics on Farm Forestry

Joensuu

1999

132 S.

Bandaufführung

61384

Monitoring of the economics of farm forestry is needed to assess the profitability of forestry as well as the farm level impacts of the changes in economic and political environments. The most recent changes that have or will likely impact on the economics of farm forestry include the Agenda 2000, EU rural and regional development policies, demands for sustainable forestry, changes in national forest policies, forest certification requirements and EUÖs Common Agricultural Policy reform. The basic problem here is that the farm level impacts of these changes are not possible to estimate without a methodological sound monitoring system. In conclusion of the proceedings, farm forestry accounting provides a methodologically sound and conceptual basis for monitoring the economics of farm forestry. In the papers of these proceedings, principles for forestry accounting, extension of accounting into social and environmental accounting, and the practises for forestry accounting are discussed. The papers show the great potential of accounting to contribute to the task for monitoring the economic performance of farm forestry enterprises.