Welcome
The Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) project is a five-year initiative (2021-2026) supported by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Indian Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).
The TBEIC at IIT Guwahati's School of Agro & Rural Technology (SART) will focus on training, mentoring, and providing resources to entrepreneurs, promoting the growth of sustainable TBEs and contributing to the program's overall goal of expanding trees outside forests.
Our Focus Area
The TBEIC at IIT Guwahati's School of Agro & Rural Technology (SART) focuses on training, mentoring, and providing resources to entrepreneurs, promoting the growth of sustainable TBEs and contributing to the program's overall goal of expanding trees outside forests.
It aims at promoting the development and growth of TBEs through the following routes:
- Wood and bamboo-based composite manufacturing technology
- 3D visualization & product digitalization technology for bamboo and wood-based handicraft & utility products manufacturing technolog
- Bamboo-based cosmetics products making technology
- Latex tapping and Rubber Intermediates production technology
- Agarwood processing and value-added products
- Modern plantation technology
- Design thinking & CAM for Modular & Ergonomic Bamboo and wood-based furniture manufacturing
- Fresh and freeze-dried fruits and vegetables processing technology
- Medicinal herbal foods and other herbal products manufacturing technology
- Areca nut and coconut-based utensils manufacturing
- Biomass palletization
- Carbon credit enabling technology
- Wood and bamboo-based composite manufacturing technology
- 3D visualization & product digitalization technology for bamboo and wood-based handicraft & utility products manufacturing technolog
- Bamboo-based cosmetics products making technology
- Latex tapping and Rubber Intermediates production technology
- Agarwood processing and value-added products
- Modern plantation technology
- Design thinking & CAM for Modular & Ergonomic Bamboo and wood-based furniture manufacturing
- Fresh and freeze-dried fruits and vegetables processing technology
- Medicinal herbal foods and other herbal products manufacturing technology
- Areca nut and coconut-based utensils manufacturing
- Biomass palletization
- Carbon credit enabling technology
