Tropical Forest Research Institute

The institute implements its mandate of research programme through highly qualified scientists, forest officers and trained technical personnel placed in eight research divisions viz., Agro-forestry, Biodiversity and Sustainable Management, Forest Ecology and Rehabilitation, Forest Entomology, Forest Pathology, Genetics and Plant Propagation, Non-Wood Forest Produce, Silviculture and Joint Forest Management and an Extension division, each headed by a senior scientist/forester. It caters to the overall research needs of forests of four central Indian states, viz. Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Orissa, in particular, and specific issues of forests and forestry sector confronting India, in general. The central region extending from Bay of Bengal in the east to Arabian sea in the west is well endured with natural tropical forests which are rich in floristic wealth.

The extension division acts as an interface between the institute and the outside, including ICFRE institutes, government organization, farmers, industries and NGOs for dissemination of information and technologies developed at the institute. It organizes seminars, training courses and exhibitions at different places, besides publishing technical bulletins, brochures, pamphlets, posters, etc.