KFRI signs MoU with Odisha Bamboo Development Agency

Key Points

1. KFRI and OBDA signed an MoU on November 27, 2025.
2. The MoU focuses on scientific collaboration and knowledge sharing in the bamboo sector.
3. KFRI will provide scientific support for species selection and propagation.
4. Capacity building and skill development are key components of the MoU.
5. KFRI will transfer bamboo preservation and treatment technologies to OBDA.
6. The MoU was exchanged in the presence of Odisha Minister for Environment Forest and Climate Change, Ganesh Ram Singh Khuntia.
7. V. Karthik, State Mission Director, OBDA, represented OBDA during the MoU exchange.