Experience of producing of forest plants in the JSC Latvia s State Forests nurseries quality and genetical potential GUNTIS GRANDANS, DIRECTOR OF LVM SEEDS & PLANTS SJC «LATVIA S STATE FORESTS» 15.09.2015.
Europe LATVIA Area: 64 589 km 2 Population: 2 million Where is Latvia? Forest area: 56.9 % of Latvia s land territory Forest area per inhabitant 1.84 ha Source: http://ej.uz/zb21, http://ej.uz/3nok, http://ej.uz/iuyu
Forests in Latvia
Forests in Latvia 1925 Forests in Latvia 2013 With 3.8 million ha of forests Latvia is among the most forested countries in Europe*. 27% 56.9% Forest cover Forest cover 27% 56.9% 1925 2013 Source: Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava", Forest Statistical Inventory, Phase 1 4
Forest Cover of Latvia 1923-2013 30% 1949 27% 1935 27% 1923 38% 1961 40% 1973 43% 1983 49% 1990 56.9% 51% 2005 50% 2000 Source: 1990 2010 calculated by MSI, 1923 1990 Forest fund 5
Forest Cover of Latvia 1923-2013 60% 50% 40% 30% 38% 40% 43% 49% 50% 51% 56.9% 30% 27% 27% 20% 10% 0% 1923 1935 1949 1961 1973 1983 1990 2000 2005 2013 Source: 1990 2010 calculated by MSI, 1923 1990 Forest fund 6
Total Growing Stock in Latvia 700 600 500 432 489 546 578 631 679 Mill.m 3 400 300 200 176 100 0 1935 1988 1996 2000 2003 2008 2012 Source: Ministry of Agriculture. 2012 year from Latvian State Forest Research Institute "Silava" 7
Model of State Guidance Forest Sector Forest Consultative Board MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE FOREST SECTOR Forest policy Supervising and consultative State Forest Service Ownership JSC Latvijas valsts meži 10 State Head Forestries Forest Research station 8 Regional Centres 10
Company Overview Founded in 1999 Manages 1.62 million ha JSC «Latvijas valsts meži» (LVM) «Latvia s State Forests» pursue state interests in forestry by sustaining and increasing the forest value, while gaining maximum possible value from forest management One of Baltics leaders in efficient and innovative forestry Source: LVM 11
Forests Managed by LVM 12
LVM Resources Area Under Management 8% 3% 2% Total area managed by LVM is 1.62 million ha, of which 1.59 million ha are forest lands. Forest Marshland Sites of forest infrastructure Non forest land 87% Source: State Forest Service and LVM 13
LVM Products and Services Supply of wood assortments LVM delivers to its customers the sawlogs, veneer logs, industrial wood, pulpwood, and fuelwood. Sawlogs and veneer logs are supplied to woodworking enterprises in Latvia. Other assortments are sold following the FOB provisions. Supply of fuel chips LVM supplies fuel chips to produce green energy in Latvia and abroad. Seeds and plants LVM produces forest tree seeds and the forest and ornamentals planting stock. Services in recreation and hunting LVM offers at its recreation facilities the services in licensed angling, crayfish catching and hunting for local as well as foreign customers. Mineral resources LVM offers sand, gravel, as well as peat for excavation. The customers for sand and gravel are the operators in forest road and highway building. Source: LVM 15
Forest Management Principles SOCIETY ACCEPTABLE FAIR SUSTAINABLE NATURE ECONOMY VIABLE 16
Forest management ~ 600 companies ~ 2000 employees LVM Service Providers Tending ~ 33 harvesters ~ 42 forwarders ~ 180 operators ~ 260 loggers TOTAL 850 companies about 6160 employees Infrastructure building > 250 companies ~ 3000 employees Transport ~ 173 trucks ~ 360 drivers Main felling ~ 57 harvesters ~ 68 forwarders ~ 360 operators 17
Our Business Areas Hunting and Recreation Silviculture Forest Infrastructure Development LVM Real Estate Forest Seeds and Plants Production Roundwood Production & Supply Source: LVM 18
LVM Seeds and Seedlings, fields of activity Produces seeds and seedlings for maintenance of the forest areas managed by LVM Sells forest seedlings to Latvian and export markets Operates 9 tree nurseries, produces and stores forest seeds Manages Kalsnava arboretum Source: LVM Seeds and Plants 19
Seeds and Plants LVM produces and supplies forest tree seeds and plants to local and foreign customers. The production capacity of nine nurseries allows LVM to put on the market over 48 million forest tree plants per year with the target figure of 50 million for the coming years. Container stock Bareroots with improved root system Bareroots, trditional 22.4 mill. plants 18.1 mill. plants 5.4 mill. plants 12 % Total 45.9 mill. plants 49 % 39 % Source: LVM 20
Three vales of quality Base for seed production Well developed nurseries Research
Base for seed production Seed orchards Seed processing equipment Storage
Seed orchards Scots pine seed orchards About 450 ha, 150 ha 1.5 generation We are forking for establishing of 2nd and 2.5th generation Norway spruce seed orchards About 200 ha 1st generation, graftings for 2nd generation Silver birch seed orchard Plastic greenhouse, two provenances, 1st generation Graftings for 3rd generation
Seed processing equipment Cone dryer Cone precleaning line Cabinet dryer, capacity 7 14 hl per 24 h Seed extraction line Seed cleaning equipment Wet dewinger Seed washing unit Gravity separator and calibration line All equpment build from BCC AB, Sweden
Storage Cold storage for long term storing Term of storing 10+ years at 5 C Reserve of seeds Scots pine 5 7 years Norway spruce 7 10 years Silver birch 4 5 years
Well developed nurseries Attractive investment program for three main nurseries Realized since 2000 Main targets for development Production of containerized plants Production of bareroots with improved root system In vitro propagation of hybrid aspen plants Support of our clients Storages Advanced treatment against pine weevil damages Deliveries of plants
Main types of plants Containerized plants Bareroots with improved root system Hybrid aspen
Environment friendly treatment against pine weevil waxing About 5 M plants per year
Certification Quality control for production and sales of forestry seedlings certificated under standards ISO 9001:2008 Since 2010
Research Tree breeding program for 30 years Scots pine Norway spruce Silver birch Hybrid aspen Development of methods for vegetative propagation Norway spruce (rooting of cuttings, somatic embryogenesis) Silver birch ans hybrid aspen tissue culture in vitro
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