The Institute has also embarked on a gigantic task to
improve the planting stock of selected tree species of
the region which will act as catalyst in poverty eleviation.
In order to convert green biomass into green gold Institute
has taken up following Technology Missions:
Wood
substitute - Bamboos & Canes
Hard
wood - Dipterocarpus
retusus (Hollong)
Soft
wood - Gmelina arborea
(Gamhar)
King
of timber - Tectona
grandis (Teak)
Hollong
Tree
Through these technology missions, scientists
are determined to give not only the improved planting
stock but also complete package of practices to
the users/clients. In the next decade, the Institute
visions a changed face of the northeast through
green-biomass-based industrial revolution by these
technology missions. Recognizing the fact that
resources become utilizable only with the development
of proper technology for their economic exploitation.
Also mere presence of forest resources in the
northeast does not necessarily mean that the region
is economically developed. The states of northeast
India are lagging behind not because they lack
in sources but because they lack in technology
to harness these resources. Forests are the chief
resources in this region. With judicious use and
appropriate conservation measures,these resources
can be used continuously for a very long period
of time.
Therefore, the Institute has embarked on
a gigantic task to improve planting stock
improvement programme of selected species
of the region which will act as catalyst
to convert green biomass into green gold.
The technology mission on planting stock
improvement programme of Dipterocarpus
retusus, Gmelina arborea and
Tectona grandis is aimed to boost
the activities of woodbased industry which
are virtually closed and in some cases moving
out ofthe region thereby jeopardizing the
economic growth of the region.
