KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE

Kitui Regional Research Centre

  Kitui Regional Research Centre has a mandate to conduct research in
  forestry in arid and semi arid lands (ASALs) of Kenya. The Centre aims
  to harness and develop dryland forestry resources by generating
  technologies to rehabilitate, manage and promote sustainable
  utilization of woodlands for improved livelihoods and environmental
  conservation in the ASALs.

  The Centre head office is located in Kitui town, 194 km east of Nairobi.
  The Centre has an on-station experiment forest site at Tiva, 21 km from
  Kitui town along Kitui-Machakos road, two sub-centres at Kibwezi and
  Garissa, and one field station at Bura. The Centre undertakes its
  activities in 9 counties namely; Mandera, Wajir, Garissa, Isiolo,
  Marsabit, Kitui, Machakos, Makueni, and Tana River.

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Research activities undertaken and products and services offered include:

      * Development of technologies for establishment and management of trees in drylands.

      * Domestication of high value indigenous tree species such as Melia volkensii, Osyris lanceolata, and Terminalia brownii.

      * Development and utilization of high value non-timber forest products such as gums and resins, dyes, and cosmetic and pharmaceutical
        products.

      * Identification, development and utilization of high value indigenous fruit tree species such as Tamarindus indica, Vitex payos and Adansonia
        digitata.

      * Control of invasive species especially Prosopis juliflora through management and utilization.

      * Documentation, validation and integration of indigenous technical knowledge in woodland management.

      * Training of stakeholders including farmers, extension officers, and natural resource managers mainly on forestry and allied natural resources
        in the drylands.

      * Technology transfer and dissemination of information through field days, open days, print and electronic media and agricultural shows.

      * Hire of conference and seminar facilities, accommodation, heavy machinery, picnic and video shooting sites.

      * Consultancy services in natural resource management.

      * Sale of high quality tree seeds and seedlings.

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Kenya Forestry Research Institute is ISO 14001:2004 EMS Certified

KENYA FORESTRY RESEARCH INSTITUTE
P.O Box 20412 - 00200 Nairobi
Tel: +254-724-259781/2, +254-722-157414 Wireless +254-2010651/2
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