Objective:
The RESINEX Operational Group (OG) and its innovation project are presented, the aim of the latter being to boost the resin sector in Extremadura. This OG comprises companies, associations and research centres with close links to the Forest Sector. The promotional institutions included in this OG cover environmental management from different perspectives. This diversification enables products and processes that can be improved within the forestry sector to be identified. The beneficiary associations provide a direct link with the workers in the sector, as well as forming part of the outreach activities, providing a greater territorial scope.
Context:
In Extremadura (West of Spain) there is less tradition of resin tapping than in other regions of the country. In recent years, it has been promoted in certain areas of the region to create jobs as a means to alleviate depopulation in rural areas, in addition to improving forest management in these areas (road maintenance, trails, biomass reduction, etc.). Extremadura has enormous potential for resin tapping given the 86,851.23 ha of resin pine forests distributed heterogeneously throughout its geography. However, resin productivity in Extremadura is currently far from being economically profitable for those families who decide to enter the sector.
Contacts:
Elisa Ojea Pastor, cidexidi@gmail.com