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Forestry Research Institute of Ghana (FORIG)
Institution
Section overview
Description
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana is one of the 13 institutes of the Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR). The main objectives are as follows:
- Develop technologies for sustainable management of natural forests and biodiversity conservation,
- Develop technologies fundamental to the success of plantation forestry,
- Generate technological properties and develop appropriate processing techniques for the efficient utilization of forest resources,
- Enhance sustainable management and utilization of non-timber forest products (NTFPs),
- Mobilise, process and disseminate information critical to the management of Ghana, and
- Develop Agroforestry technologies.
Activities
- Research
Involved in research projects
Contact
Forestry Research Institute of Ghana
(FORIG)
P. O. Box
UP 63 KNUST Kumasi
Ghana
Ghana
Phone: +233-(0)3220-60123/60373
Email: director(@)csir-forig.org.gh