Comparison between Different Mechanization Systems: Economic Sustainability of Harvesting Poplar Plantations in Italy

Author:

Di Stefano Valerio12ORCID,Di Domenico Giorgia12,Menta Michele1,Pontuale Elisa2,Bianchini Leonardo1ORCID,Colantoni Andrea1ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Agriculture and Forest Sciences (DAFNE), University of Tuscia, Via S. Camillo de Lellis snc, 01100 Viterbo, Italy

2. Council for Agricultural Research and Economics, Research Centre for Forestry and Wood, Via Valle della Quistione, 27, 00166 Rome, Italy

Abstract

After a period of significant development, poplar cultivation in Italy has been in rapid decline since the 1980s. Because of its marked ductility, poplar is valuable for both wood furniture and energy production. Production could be increased through mechanization, because innovative machinery and equipment can reduce the exposure of forest workers to common risk factors, ensure greater and better productivity, increase the efficiency of operations, and reduce costs. There are various systems for the mechanization of poplar production (from traditional to advanced and pushed mechanization). We describe the range of possibilities (in terms of both the techniques adopted and the machines used) for planting, harvesting, and chopping poplar. Based on our analysis of operating costs, we conclude that mechanized poplar production could reduce the average cost per ton of wood chips (EUR/t) by 23% and the average gross cost per hectare of wood chips produced (EUR/ha) by 37%.

Publisher

MDPI AG

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