Japan Medium-Term Visit: Modeling Forestry Cooperatives
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This award will provide partial support for Dr. Norman Elwood of                Oregon State University to conduct collaborative research with                  Dr. Masahiro Amano of the Forestry and Forest Products Research                 Institute, Tsukuba, Japan.  Objectives of the research are to                   develop a working model of U.S. and Japanese forestry cooperatives              and to assess the economic, social, and operational feasibility for             forestry cooperatives in the U.S.  Dr. Elwood will conduct a                    comprehensive review of forestry cooperative literature at Japanese             university and government libraries, and will interview members,                managers, and advisors of Japanese cooperatives including forestry              extension programs, forest owners associations, foresters, and                  government officials who consult with cooperatives.                                                                                                             Forest-based industries are important to the economics of both the              U.S. and Japan.  Although forestry management and marketing                     cooperatives make vital contributions to the productivity of                    Japanese forest operations, such cooperatives are less common and,              on the average, far less successful in the U.S. Collaboration with              researchers at Japan's Forestry and Forest Products Research                    Institute will enable Dr. Elwood to better understand these                     organizations and will enable him to include aspects of the                     Japanese cooperative system into a working model for U.S. forestry              cooperatives.
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{'Code': '8271', 'Text': 'LONG TERM VISITORS'}
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