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The Kerala Forest Research
Institute (KFRI) is established under the Science and
Technology Policy adopted by the Government of Kerala as an
autonomous institution to undertake research in areas like
forestry, biodiversity etc., that are vital to the development
of the Kerala State.
The Institute was registered
as a society on 3rd July 1975 under the Travancore-Cochin
Literary, Scientific and Charitable Societies Act, 1955. The
institution fulfills a number of economic, social and
environmental objectives set by the Government. In the year
2002 KFRI amalgamated with the Kerala State Council for
Science, Technology and Environment (KSCSTE) along with five
other R&D Centres in Kerala.
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