Bihar signs MoU with FSI to promote Agro Forestry

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Category : State Published on: January 27 2023

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Bihar government in association with the Forest Survey of India (FSI) has decided to conduct a 'Trees Outside Forest' (TOF) field survey.
Bihar Government has signed MoU with FSI to promote 'Tree Outside Forest' (TOF) sector.
Its aim to identify the dominant tree species that are growing outside the Recorded Forest Areas (RFA).
As per the FSI India State of Forest Report, 2021, Bihar has registered an increase of 3.79% in growing stock in RFA and 0.58% in TOF.
The overall tree cover has also increased in the state from 2,003 sq km in 2019 to 2,341 sq km in 2021.