Five days training on “Agro forestry for boosting tree cover and Livelihood Enhancement”

Extension Division of Forest Research Institute, Dehradun conducted a five days training on “Agro forestry for boosting tree cover and Livelihood Enhancement” sponsored by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, New Delhi.  The training was inaugurated on 22nd November 2021 by Shri Arun Singh Rawat,IFS, Director General, Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education,  Dehradun. At the outset, Mrs. Richa Misra, IFS, Head, Extension Division welcomed of all the participants and resource persons  and  gave an overview of the training program and invited Shri Rawat for inaugural address.  In his augural address Shri Rawat pointed out that there is a need of implementation of modern scientific agroforestry practices, on farmland so that tree cover and livelihood enhancement can be go on side by side a a manner.  He also spook about the marketing mechanism is needed to facilitate farmers.