Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI)

I recently visited Bangladesh and heard a lot about the Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) want details about this institute. Can you please provide me list of program areas of Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) also provide me address of this institute?

[shikha]

The Bangladesh Forest Research Institute (BFRI) was set up as a Forest Products Research Laboratory (FRL) in 1955 by the Government of the East Pakistan

Programme Areas:

BFRI is now conducting research under the following 12 programme areas:

Production of quality planting materials
Plantation technique & forest management
Breeding and tree improvement
Bamboo and non-timber economic crops
Biodiversity and conservation
Forest inventory, growth and yield
Soil conservation and watershed management
Social forestry and farming system research (FSR)
Forest pest and diseases
Post harvest utilization-physical processing
Post harvest utilization-chemical processing
Training and transfer of technology

Projects running:

Ongoing projects:
CGIAR centers data (2013)

Hosted projects:
Tracking improved varieties in South Asia (CGIAR–TRIVSA, 2015)
Diffusion and impact of improved varieties in Africa (CGIAR–DIIVA, 2014)

Completed projects:
Critical issues affecting West African agricultural R&D (ASTI–CORAF/WECARD, 2014)
Global assessment of agricultural R&D spending (ASTI, 2012)
Private-sector agricultural R&D in Africa and South Asia (ASTI–Rutgers University, 2013)
Conference on agricultural R&D in Africa (ASTI/IFPRI–FARA, 2011)
African women in agricultural R&D (ASTI–AWARD, 2009)

Contact:

Bangladesh Forest Research Institute
Research Institute
Chittagong, Bangladesh
Phone:+880 31-681577