Introduction
Arid Forest Research Institute (AFRI) is a research institute situated in Jodhpur in Rajasthan. The institute carries out scientific research in forestry in order to provide technologies to increase the vegetative cover and to conserve biodiversity in the hot arid and semi-arid region of Rajasthan and Gujarat. It operates under the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE)of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India.Arid Forest Research Institute has been established since 1988 to cater the forestry research needs of the arid and semi-arid region of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, and Daman-Diu.
