Investment into forestry

Wellington: The Government is putting $10.2 million into a sevenyear project aimed at raising the skill level of forestry management practices.

The project, to be led by Forest Growers Research Limited, will help the industry upgrade to the latest silviculture technology.

Forestry Minister Stuart Nash said many of the industry’s practices were manual and labourintensive and needed to be upgraded.

Mr Nash said the project would focus on developing technology such as automated and digital technology and robotics for tasks like planting, pruning and thinning. — RNZ