TRAININGS & WORKSHOPS
Two day training for the Indian Forest Service Officers was conducted on 28th and 29th November, 2013. The training was sponsored by Ministry of Environment and Forests, GOI, New Delhi. IFS officers from different cadres around the nation participated. The topic of the training was “Interventions required in sustainable management of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) and benefit sharing by the local communities”. Different issues related to NTFP were covered like role of R&D, Conservation, cultivation, Harvesting, Marketing and Benefit sharing by local communities, role of forest department, sustainable harvesting and micro finance based small & medium micro enterprise. The sessions were taken by senior IFS officers of M.P. Forest Department, professors & director, Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal and scientist from ICFRE, Ranchi.
Interventions required in sustainable management of Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) and benefit sharing by the local communities – 28th to 29th November, 2013.
International Trade in Wood Products and NTFPs - 7th to 10th October, 2013
MFPPARC organized a 5 days training workshop on “International Trade in Wood Products and NTFPs” - 7th to 10th October, 2013. IFS officers from different state participated in the training program. The training was organized revolved around the trade of wood products and NTFP. The training sessions involved distinguished personalities from the field of international trade, marketing, NTFP, delegates from the ayurvedic industry and forest department officials.