Policy Obligation, Aim and Goal

^{By policy, BFRI bears the obligation to provide research supports to the FD, BFIDC, end-users and others in performing the forestry activities. BFRI aims at maintaining sustainable productivity of forest land and forest industries without resource depletion. The broad goal is to reduce the demand-supply gap of forest resources.}

Major Programmed Areas
<sup>Research in the following broad programmed is conducted to achieve national goals in forest productivity, employment generation, environmental conservation and woman’s participation in line with the Forestry Sector Master Plan of the country.

· Optimise productivity in hill, plain, village and coastal forests through the application of technological input to alleviate the poverty.</sup>

^{· Provide research backup to forestry and agro-forestry in waste and marginal land for optimum and sustainable utilization.}

^{· Rational utilization of forest produces through the application of technological input.}

^{· Help in conservation of biodiversity and environmental balance in national and rural forests.
· Increase liaison with regional and global organizations and networks.}