Czech forestry will be a key beneficiary of a €678m rural development injection from the European Union, pledged as the country settles into being a new member state.
Conscious of the “traditional symbiosis” between Czech timber production and agriculture, the 2004-6 package aims at reducing farmed land whilst extending woodland areas.
The European Commission wants to see fast growing species planted that can be harvested for energy generation. Aid has also been earmarked for creating producer groups in the sector.
