Actionable Points for ICFRE and its Institutes in the First Meeting of WINCOIN

September 13, 2023
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The first meeting of WINCOIN under the chairmanship of DG, ICFRE was held on24/7/2023 at ICFRE-IWST on hybrid mode. Around 140 participants including industrial members, representatives of wood industries associations, officers, scientists & scholars attended the meeting both online and offline and interacted on issues related with WINCOIN and its role in the promotion of wood based sector in the country.

Based on discussion held during the meeting followings are the main actionable points for the ICFRE and its institutes:

1. Tree improvement programme should focus on species required by wood based industries on regional basis.
2. Promotion of high yielding clones/varieties of fast growing species developed by ICFRE among the farmers through industries to meet the demand of raw materials of the industry.
3. Nursery should be created at every Institute for supply of quality planting materials to the industry and other stakeholders.
4. ICFRE should take up certification of nurseries for quality planting material.
5. MOUs with the wood industries may be signed w.r.t. plantation programme based on superior clones/varieties of ICFRE.
6. Revision of existing training programmes. Efficient and skilled human resource development and skill upgradation of the existing staff for the industry through focused/tailored short-term training programmes in hybrid/online mode.
7. Percolating research outcomes from the fields and labs to the factories through frequent interactions including regional seminars with industry, farmers and other stakeholders.
8. Development/revision of wood testing standards based on research findings of the institutes
9. Technical support for policy matters related with wood based industries through policy research cell of ICFRE with collaboration of other institutes
10. All the institutes should be brought under “Treegenie” platform
11. Directorate of Plant Protection, Quarantine and Storage may be part of future meetings of WINCOIN.
12. Circulation of periodicals, magazines, books and other information to the industry and other stakeholders through emails, social media, website and other means.