Arid Forest Research Institute

Arid Forest Research Institute

शुष्क वन अनुसंधान संस्थान
Main Building
Type	Education and Research institute
Established	1988
Parent institution	ICFRE
Director	N.K. Vasu (IFS)
Location	PO Kirshi Upaz Mandi, New Pali Road, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India 342005 26°13′43″N 73°01′53″E / 26.228744°N 73.031412°E / 26.228744; 73.031412Coordinates: 26°13′43″N 73°01′53″E / 26.228744°N 73.031412°E / 26.228744; 73.031412
Campus	Urban: Spread over 163.09 acres (0.6600 km2)
Acronym	Afri (आफरी)
Website	afri.res.in, afri.icfre.gov.in

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.

The institute is situated on Jodhpur Pali Road (NH 65) in a campus spreading over 66 hectares, housing office buildings, laboratories, a library-cum-information center, community center, guest house, scientist hostel and residential quarters.

The institute has an additional campus at Plot No. 729 adjoining CAZRI. The institute also has three experimental areas and a model nursery within the vicinity of the main campus.