India is one of the leading producers and consumers of wood in the Asian region. The growing population, rapid industrialization and other technological developments have created significant

Agroforestry for Wood production – Issues and Challenges

India is one of the leading producers and consumers of wood in the Asian region. The growing population, rapid industrialization and other technological developments have created significant



Dehradun (The Hawk): Agroforestry has the potential to achieve sustainability in agriculture while optimizing its productivity and mitigating climate change impact. It is well known that agroforestry plays a vital role in utilizing the degraded habitats for agricultural production in terms of providing timber, fodder, fuel wood, food, medicinal and aromatic plants, and carbon sequestration. In India, due to the increasing population pressure on natural resources there is an immediate need to address the issues of food security, nutrition adequacy, rural income generation, employment, environment and poverty. It is here that that there is a lot of potential of agroforestry which can help the small and marginal farmers in nutritional security, provide ecosystem benefits besides helping mitigate the problem of climate change through sequestering carbon from the atmosphere.
Keeping this in view, Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun organized an online webinar on "Agroforestry for Climate Change Mitigation" on 26th August, 2022 at FRI, Dehradun. Smt. Richa Misra, IFS, Head Extension Division, FRI welcomed all the participants and guest speakers and briefed the house about the objectives of the webinar.&nbsp;
The webinar was inaugurated by Dr. Renu Singh, IFS, Director, FRI, Dehradun. In her inaugural address she emphasized that there is a lot of scope of agroforestry especially in enhancing forest cover as per the target of the National Forest Policy along with its potential for biomass production and carbon sequestration. She spoke how the National Determined Contribution (NDC) for climate change mitigation would require massive plantations to increase the tree and forest cover. Agroforestry will play a key role in achieving this and a number of fast growing species like Gmelina, Melia, Eucalyptus and Poplar would feature prominently in this.
This was followed by the session on Advance Agroforestry for Climate Change Mitigation by Dr. S. K. Dhyani, Country Coordinator, CIFOR-ICRAF Asia Program. He spoke at length on agroforestry and its impact in mitigating climate change. He mentioned how urbanization is happening at a fast rate and in the process green spaces have been shrinking at an alarming rate. Agroforestry can play a key role in ameliorating the environment, providing critical ecosystem services, providing nutritional security, increasing site productivity besides providing additional income for farmers. The second session was delivered by Shri Amit Anand,CEO,Carbon Check India Pvt. Ltd. He spoke on Agroforestry and Carbon Trading. He spoke at length on the IPCC and Voluntary Carbon Standards. Case studies on Carbon credit verification were also shared through his presentation. The programme was attended by Heads of Divisions of FRI, officers and scientists of FRI and students of FRI deemed university. Shri Rambir Singh, Scientist-E, Extension Division compered the programme and proposed vote of the thanks to all participants and dignitaries. Dr. Devendra Kumar, Scientist-E and Mr. Vijay Kumar, ACF, Shri Anil Kumar and other officials of Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun were present on the occasion and helped in successful organization of the webinar.&nbsp;

 Agroforestry has the potential to achieve sustainability in agriculture while optimizing its productivity and mitigating climate change impact. It is well known that agroforestry plays a vital role in utilizing the degraded habitats for agricultural production in terms of providing timber, fodder, fuel wood, food, medicinal and aromatic plants, and carbon sequestration. 

Online Seminar On Agroforestry For Climate Change Mitigation 

Dehradun (The Hawk): Agroforestry is defined as a land use system which integrate trees and shrubs on farmlands and rural landscapes to enhance productivity, profitability, diversity and ecosystem sustainability. It is a dynamic natural resource management system that, through integration of woody perennials on farms and in the agricultural landscape, diversifies and sustains production and builds social institutions. Agroforestry systems provide food, fuel, fodder, manure, paper, pulp and packing materials for the rural people. Agroforestry is being promoted by the government in a big way for meeting the National Determined Contributions for global commitments, increasing green cover as also helping to boost the income for farmers.
It is with this background, Extension Division, Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun organized a 3 days training from 17th - 19th October, 2022 on "Advances in Agroforestry Practices for Income Enhancement" for other stakeholders as NGOs/SHGs, and farmers from different states of Punjab, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Chandigarh at FRI Dehradun sponsored by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, New Delhi. 24 participants participated in the training.&nbsp;
Smt. Richa Misra, Head, Extension Division gave the welcome address. While welcoming the participants and the dignitaries present, she said that the participants would be exposed to different aspects of agroforestry and they should utilize the training to its fullest and apply the knowledge gained in this field to increase their income.
Dr. Renu Singh IFS, Director, Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun inaugurated the training programme on 17th October, 2022. In her inaugural address she emphasized that there is a lot of scope of agroforestry in meeting the nation's environmental commitments, to mitigate climate change and also increase farmers income. She also mentioned that if agroforestry is promoted it would lead to lot of benefits like soil rejuvination, employment generation besides helping in ameliorating climate change. She said that the agroforestry species and their practices developed by FRI, Dehradun have been transferred to different stakeholders in these states and trainees may take any advice about agroforestry by reaching out to Extension division or telephonically through Vaniki Helpline Number of Institute.&nbsp;
&nbsp;Shri Rambir Singh, Scientist-E, Extension Division, FRI anchored the programme and proposed vote of thanks to all participants and other dignitaries. Dr. Charan Singh, Scientist-F, Extension Division, Heads of different Divisions of the institute and other scientists, Dr. Devendra Kumar Scientist-E, Shri Vijay Kumar, ACF and Shri Khimanand, STA, Shri Ramesh Singh, Assistant and Shri Tarunpal, Technician of Extension Division were also present on this occasion. The training programme will continue till 19th October, 2022.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Agroforestry is defined as a land use system which integrate trees and shrubs on farmlands and rural landscapes to enhance productivity, profitability, diversity and ecosystem sustainability. 

Three-Days Specialized Training  On Development Of Agroforestry Practices

Dehradun (The Hawk): Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education is organising a national workshop on agroforestry and farm forestry for sustainable land management under the world bank funded Ecosystem Services Improvement Project at Dehradun. The objective of this workshop to develop the suitable strategies/ frameworks and to provide policy inputs to the Government for addressing issues and challenges for development of agroforestry and farm forestry, and achieving India's national targets and international commitments related to climate change, biodiversity conservation, combating desertification and land degradation and sustainable development goals. Eminent experts from national and international organisations, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, State Forest Departments, forestry and agricultural research institutions of the country, non-governmental organisations, universities, wood-based industries and farmers from various parts of the country are participating in the workshop and sharing their experience in framing the suitable frameworks for promotion of agroforestry and farm forestry for sustainable land and ecosystem management.
Dr.Renu Singh, Director, Forest Research Institute welcomed the Chief Guest of the Workshop and all the delegates of the national workshop and briefed the structure of the national workshop.
Dr. Anupam Joshi, Senior Environment Specialist from the World Bank stated that agroforestry is one of the important nature-based solutions for conservation of natural forest cover of the country as well as enhancing the contribution of forest and tree cover in the GDP of the country as well as to improve the health of forest ecosystem for addressing the issue of climate change, combating land degradation and biodiversity conservation.
Sh. Arun Singh Rawat, Director General of Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education in his address stated that Forest sector is net sink of carbon dioxide in India and removed 15% of the India's greenhouse gas emissions, and forests provide climate change mitigation opportunity at relatively lower costs along with other significant co-benefits. He also stated that agroforestry and farm forestry is the real game changer in increasing the green cover of the country, doubling the farmers income, fulfilling the demands of the wood-based industries as well as play an important role in achieving national targets and international commitments of nationally determined contribution (NDC) forestry sector target, land degradation neutrality targets, global biodiversity goals and sustainable development goals. He also stated that agroforestry and farm forest play an important role in shifting India towards an innovative, resource efficient and carbon neutral economy.He highlighted the importance of this workshop in developing suitable strategies for sustainable management of land resouces.
Sh. Bharat Jyoti, Director, Indira Gandhi National Forest Academy stated in his inaugural address as a Chief Guest of the workshop stated that natural forests are safeguarding the ecological balance and some transformative actions need to be taken for promotion of agroforestry and farm forestry in the country. He also stated that polyculture practices need to be adopted promotion of the agroforestry and farm forestry.
The workshop is comprised of the four technical sessions on 'Agroforestry and farm forestry practices for sustainable land and ecosystem management', 'Quality planting materials for scaling up of agroforestry and farm Forestry practices', 'Rationalization of policies and regulatory regimes for development of agroforestry and farm forestry', 'Certification framework and market mechanism for agroforestry and farm forestry', Parallel session on 'Knowledge sharing and learning session for scaling up of agroforestry and farm forestry practices for sustainable land and ecosystem management in the form of exhibition, poster presentation and documentaries' are being conducted in this national workshop. Ms. Kanchan Devi, Director (International Cooperation) and Project Director, ESIP, ICFRE has proposed a formal vote of thanks in the inaugural session of the national workshop.About 200 delegates form various parts of the country, national and international organisations, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmer Welfare, State Forest Departments, universities, NGOs, wood-based industries and farmers are participating in this national workshop.

Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education is organising a national workshop on agroforestry and farm forestry for sustainable land management under the world bank funded Ecosystem Services Improvement Project at Dehradun. 

National Workshop On Agroforestry, Farm Forestry For Sustainable Land Management By ICFRE Organised At Dehradun 5-6 January 23

Dehradun (The Hawk): Agroforestry plays a vital role in management of farm land and enhancing the income of farmers and it requires scientific inputs which would lead to enhanced production and income generation.&nbsp;
With this background, the Extension Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun organized training for farmers of Uttarakhand at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhanauri under Van Vigyan Kendra-Krishi Vigyan Kendra networking.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Dr. Charan Singh, senior scientist welcomed all the participants and requested Mrs. Richa Misra, IFS, Head, Extension Division, FRI, Dehradun to address the farmers and give the opening remarks. In her address, she spoke on importance and need of agroforestry for income enhancement and improvement of environment through such intervention. She also spoke about diversification of agroforestry species and how they could together result in improved productivity leading to better agroforestry produce and economic returns. She also gave an overview of the training and urged the participants to make maximum use of the training. Dr. Puroshotam Singh, Officer-in-charge Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Dhanauri spoke about the importance of the training.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
Subject experts Dr. Charan Singh, Dr. Devendra Kumar, Shri Rambir Singh, Dr. Vinod Kumar, Dr. Vipin Prakash, Dr. Yogendra Singh, Shri Mohit Hussain and Dr. Deepti Chaudhary also imparted technical knowledge to the farmers.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The management team including Dr. Charan Singh, Dr. Devendra Kumar, Shri Rambir Singh, Shri Preetpal Pal and Shri Naveen Chauhan did a commendable work making the training successful.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Agroforestry plays a vital role in management of farm land and enhancing the income of farmers and it requires scientific inputs which would lead to enhanced production and income generation. 

'Agroforestry & Land Management'

Dehradun (The Hawk): Growing population coupled with increased aspiration brought by Economic Development caused to manifold increased in demand for food, fodder, fuelwood, fruits and other industrial raw materials and in the meantime the area under agriculture is showing a declining trend over the years due to diversion of agriculture land to non-agriculture purpose for various reasons.
<a href="https://www.thehawk.in/posts/uttarakhand-cm-plants-saplings-at-guchhu-pani-under-'meri-mati-mera-desh'-campaign" target="_blank">Uttarakhand News: Uttarakhand CM Plants Saplings At Guchhu Pani Under 'Meri Mati Mera Desh' Campaign</a> Agroforestry as an effective land management system, which involves deliberate introduction /retention of woody components with agriculture crops including pasture/livestock, simultaneously or sequentially on the same unit of land shall help in increasing the resilience of forming system and reducing vulnerability, buffering the households against climate related risk in addition to provide livelihood security apart from meeting the socio-ecological and economic needs of the people. As Agroforestry entails various compatible species- which are complimentary to each other enriches the crop biodiversity which in turn brings multiple benefits in terms of food, fodder, timber, medicines, fruits and fuelwood- with additional benefits including improvement in soil health- in terms of soil fertility,soil nutrition organic matter, water holding capacity, soil microflora etc. Looking into the significant role of the agroforestry in the national economy and overall wellbeing of the ecology and environmentExtension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun organized an online seminar on "Agroforestry Extension: Isuues and Challenges" on 11th August, 2023 at FRI, Dehradun.ShriMahaling, IFS, Head Extension Division, FRI welcomed all the participants and guest speakers and briefed the house about the objectives of the seminar.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thehawk.in/posts/canadian-pm-extends-greeting-to-india-on-its-77th-independence-day" target="_blank">World News: Canadian PM Extends Greeting To India On Its 77th Independence Day</a> The online seminar was inaugurated by Dr. Renu Singh, IFS, Director, FRI, Dehradun. While delivering the inaugural address Director FRI expressed the concern on the current status of land degradation in the country and the impact of the consequences of the climate change on various aspects of the life. Further focusing on the scope of agroforestry especially in viewof Paris Climate change Agreement, Director FRI emphasized that India is committed to achieve the NDC (Nationally Determined Contribution) targets by creating additional carbon sink of 2.5 to 3 Billion tons of CO2 equivalent through additional forest and tree cover by 2030 which itself a great opportunity for agroforestry extension to gear ups itself to take up the challenge. Lastly address was concluded with the hope that this seminar will certainly be helpful to recommend an appropriate strategy for adoption of Agroforestry in a real sense for income generation of farmers while ensuring the ecological integrity in the long run. Inaugural address was followed by the technicalsessions were held on different topics. The first topic was on community participation for success and sustainability of Agroforestry Extension programmesby Dr. Bankey Bihari, Principal Scientist, ICAR-IISWC, Dehradun. He mentioned how effectively the community participation in conservation natural resources and recovery of the degraded land is possible with technical know-how from the government agencies.He also said that agroforestry can play a key role in ameliorating the environment, providing critical ecosystem services, providing nutritional security, increasing productivity besides providing additional income for farmers. Further he emphasized that for successful participation of the community values such as transparency, equality, caring and sharing and feeling plays a significant role in any project. The second session was delivered by Dr. Sandeep Arya, Associate Professor, Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agriculture University, Hisar. He spoke on Extension of economically viable agroforestry systems in Haryana. He spoke on diversification of Poplar, Eucalyptus, Melia and Khejari based agroforestry systems with their economics in Haryana. Case studies on different agroforestry systems were also shared through his presentation.&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thehawk.in/posts/'sports-in-india-is-an-emotion-and-nurturing-sporting-talent-of-india-is-in-line-with-taking-nation-ahead-on-global-stage':-puri" target="_blank">Sports News: Sports in India is an emotion and nurturing sporting talent of India is in line with taking nation ahead on global stage': Puri</a> The third session was delivered by Dr. Ashok Kumar, Scientist-G, FRI, Dehradun on Production of quality planting stock of Agroforestry species for livelihood improvement and also shared information of other species which are certainly helpful to enhance the wood production and maintain supply chain of wood on sustainable basis. About 70 participants including Heads of Divisions of FRI, officers and scientists of FRI and students of FRI deemed university and from other wood industry and Non-Government Organization were attended the programme.Dr. Charan Singh, Scientist-F Extension Division coordinated the programme and proposed vote of the thanks to all participants and dignitaries. Dr. Devendra Kumar, Scientist-E, Shri Rambir Singh, Scientist-E and Shri Vijay Kumar, ACF, Mr. Preetpal, FRO, Shri Naveen Chauhan, Shri Amit Singh and other officials of Extension Division, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun were present on the occasion and helped in successful organization of the seminar.

Growing population coupled with increased aspiration brought by Economic Development caused to manifold increased in demand for food

Online Seminar On 'Agroforestry Extension: Issues And Challenges'

Dehradun (The Hawk): The Extension Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun is conducting a Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change sponsored One Week Compulsory Training Course "Role of Agroforestry in Land Management" for officers of Indian Forest Service. At outset, Ms. Richa Misra, IFS, Head, Extension Division and Course Director welcomed all the participants and invited Dr. Renu Singh, IFS, Director, ICFRE-FRI for the inaugural address. Dr. Renu Singh, IFS, Director, ICFRE-FRI spoke on the importance of agroforestry in soil management and better utilization of farmland to enhance the productivity and income by integration of trees with agricultural crops. She mentioned that a large geographical area is under degradation and farmers are unable to grow their crops. In this context, agroforestry can be a boon in restoration of these barren fallow lands. She stated that the training will certainly be helpful in exposing them to a gamut of issues facing the agroforestry sector as well as helping in its extension in the field.  This was followed by sessions by Sh. R. K. Sapra, IFS who spoke on Agroforestry Policy, Dr. S.K. Dhyani on Role of Agroforestry in meeting National and International Commitments and Dr. Ajay Thakur on the Potential of bamboo based agroforestry in land reclamation. The training will continue till 29th September, 2023.

The Extension Division, ICFRE-Forest Research Institute, Dehradun is conducting a Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change

One Week Compulsory Training Course For IFS Officers

Dehradun (The Hawk): One week compulsory training course on "Role of Agroforestry in Land management" for officers of Indian Forest Service organized by Extension Division, ICFRE - Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun sponsored by Ministry of Forests and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi concluded today. The training programme was included a field trip to Gurukul Narson near Roorkee where the participants interacted with progressive farmers and came to know about Poplar based agroforestry and other agroforestry models along with their financial value. The training had 12 sessions on different aspects of agroforestry like agroforestry policy, its implementation issues, role of agroforestry in meeting national and international commitments, bio-engineering measure through agroforestry, potential of medicinal plants under agroforestry, bamboo based agroforestry, climate changeresilience through forest and tree plantaion, challenges in agroforestry implementation, developing domestic carbon market, rehabilitation of degraded land, raw material augmentation, etc.  The valedictory session of the training programme was held today. Ms. Richa Misra, IFS, Head, Extension Division welcomed all the participants to the valedictory session and invited Dr. Renu Singh, IFS, Director, ICFRE-FRI to address the participants.  A panel discussion was also conducted on the theme "Improvement in the working of Forest Departments - need for career development through training and improvement of skills" under the Chairmanship of Dr. Renu Singh. The panelists included Dr. Jagmohan Sharma, IFS &amp; Ms. Richa Misra, IFS. The panelists and participants spoke on the importance of training in the career of the officers.  The Director, ICFRE - FRI, distributed certificates all trainees. A total of 12 officers of Indian Forest Service participated in the training. The training programme was coordinated by Dr. Charan Singh, Scientist-F under the guidance of Ms. Richa Misra, Head, Extension Division and Course Director of the training programme.  Other team membars including Shri Rambir Singh, Scientist-E, Ms. Vijaya Ratre, Assistant Silviculturist, shri Ved Pal Singh, Scientist-D Shri Kiran Kumar, Technical Officer and others did a commendable work to make the training programme successful.

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