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The Kenya Forestry Research Institute was established in 1986 under
the science and Technology Act (Chapter 250) to carry out research
in forestry and allied natural resources. The institute has a role
to play in influencing polices on forest resource management.
Since 1998, the Institute has continued to restructure its research programme by: |
- Consolidating 17 discipline-oriented divisions into six programmes
as contained in Kenya Forests Master Plan;
- Adopting multidisciplinary research approach;
- Focusing on problem oriented research;
- Decentralizing research activities to facilitate improved
interaction and linkages with the local users;
- Improving facilities in six centres in representative ecological
zones of the country;
- Adopting focused capacity building;
- Developing beneficial partnerships;
- Decentralizing dissemination of research findings and seed
distribution;
JAPANESE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT VISIT KEFRI
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The Director, Kenya Forestry Research Institute KEFRI, Dr. Ben Chikamai on Thursday 15th October 2009 received a delegation of eleven Japanese visitors, who were on a familiarization excursion in Kenya. According to the team leader Mr. Yoshitake Kimata, the delegation comprising three Honourable Members of Parliament from Japan is in a mission to visit selected Kenya institutions with long standing collaboration with government of Japan. Since 1985 KEFRI has been receiving financial and technical support from government of Japan through Japan international cooperation Agency (JICA) towards research and development in the forestry sector. More |
| One of the Members of Paliament planting a commerative tree at KEFRI headquarters during the visit. |
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