Readiness of private forest owners for business cooperation in cooperative in the Celje forest management unit

V raziskavi smo preučevali možnosti poslovnega povezovanja zasebnih lastnikov gozdov v zadrugo v gozdnogospodarski enoti (GGE) Celje. Na območju GGE Celje, smo opravili anketiranje 50 naključno izbranih zasebnih lastnikov gozdov. V raziskavi nas je zanimalo, pod kakšnimi pogoji bi se bili lastniki gozdov na območju pripravljeni povezovati v zadrugo kot eno od organizacijskih oblik poslovnega povezovanja. Ugotovili smo, da so mlajši lastniki, ki so bolj izobraženi, imajo večje posesti in posesti v solastništvu, bolj pripravljeni za poslovno povezovanje v zadrugo. Glavni razlog za nepripravljenost za povezovanje v zadrugo med lastniki gozda je pretežna raba lesa za lastno uporabo. Iz rezultatov zaključimo, da poslovno povezovanje v zadruge v GGE Celje trenutno ni mogoče oziroma je oteženo, saj so v povprečju lastniki gozda starejši, manj izobraženi lastniki, ki imajo manjše, razdrobljene posesti. V kolikor želimo pospeševati poslovno povezovanje lastnikov gozdov v zadruge, je v prvi vrsti potrebno boljše informiranje in izobraževanje zasebnih lastnikov gozdov o poslovnem povezovanju, za kar bi moral poskrbeti predvsem Zavod za gozdove Slovenije oziroma druge oblike povezovanja, ki v GGE Celje obstajajo ter zagotoviti v proračunu finančne spodbude za povezovanje lastnikov gozdov.A research on readiness of private forest owners for business cooperation in cooperative in the Celje forest management unit was conducted based on a survey data of 50 randomly selected private forest owners in the selected region. The main focus was to find out the conditions under which private forest owners are ready for business cooperation. The results showed that owners who are ready for business cooperation are younger, more educated and have bigger forest properties than those who are not ready. Results also showed that forest owners who co-own their forests are more willing to cooperate than those who do not. Usage of timber for personal use is the main reason why owners are not willing to cooperate. Private forest owners in the forest management unit Celje are not ready for business cooperation because the average owner is older, less educated and owns smaller forest properties than those who are ready. Public forestry service of Slovenia and other forms of cooperation in management unit in Celje have to take initiative in providing private forest owners with more information and offer education about business cooperation. Business cooperation would also thrive if a bigger financial support would be provided by the state