A SAM Approach for the Analysis of Small-Scale Forestry-Based Activities: a Case Study of a Landowner Cooperative for Non-wooded Products from Pinus pinea L. in Southern Spain

Recent studies have highlighted the substantial economic value of non-wood products obtained from Mediterranean forests. Despite their relevance to forest management, few studies have analysed the economic impacts of such agroforestry activities and their contribution to the economic development in...

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Published in:Small-scale forestry 2022-06, Vol.21 (2), p.249-273
Main Authors: Campoy-Muñoz, Pilar, Cardenete, M. Alejandro, Pérez-Hernández, Pedro P., Martín-Lozano, Jose M., Martínez-Rueda, Javier
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accounting
Agricultural Economics
Agriculture
Agroforestry
Barley
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Economic analysis
Economic development
Economic impact
Economics
Ecosystems
Employment
Environmental Economics
Environmental Management
Equilibrium
Forest management
Forest products
Forestry
Forestry Management
Landowners
Life Sciences
Mathematical analysis
Mountain regions
Mountainous areas
Nuts
Original Research
Pine
Pine trees
Pinus pinea
Plantations
Subsidies
Timber
Wood products
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Summary:Recent studies have highlighted the substantial economic value of non-wood products obtained from Mediterranean forests. Despite their relevance to forest management, few studies have analysed the economic impacts of such agroforestry activities and their contribution to the economic development in those areas where they are found. In this paper, we estimate the economic impacts of a small-scale pine nut cooperative that has emerged close to stone pine Pinus pinea L. stands in southern Spain. To conduct this analysis, we employ a social accounting matrix linear model and primary data from one of the largest pine nut producing areas in the region. The results obtained show a small but positive contribution to province’s production, 0.0013%, gross domestic product, 0.0014%, and employment levels, 0.0017%, due to its own activity but also to its linkages with the remaining production sectors. This injection of income, albeit small at the provincial level, is critical to population in rural and financially deprived mountain areas.
ISSN:1873-7617
1873-7854
DOI:10.1007/s11842-021-09497-2