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The Tree Improvement and Silviculture Unit (TISU) is implemented with Government of Nepal financial source since, July 16 2005. The unit is under Community Forest Division of the Department of Forests was started as National Tree Seed Project in 1982 with financial and technical aid of Australian government. The unit was then supported by EEC/ODA between 1987 and 1991, with objectives of collection and distribution of tree seeds for District Forest Offices' plantation programmes. The Tree Improvement Programme (TIP) was launched as a project with financial and technical assistance of Danish government between 1991 and 1998. It had extended its activities nationwide aiming at quality seed supply for plantation. Two Regional Seed Centres in Pokhara and Hetauda are established and the following activities were carried out during the period.
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Identification and registration of district seed stands
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Advanced tree improvement of Dalbergia sissoo
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Establishment of Breeding Seedling Orchard (BSO)
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Initiated support to Kabhre Seed Co-operative, a pilot activity
NARMSAP started Tree Improvement and Silviculture Component (TISC) in March 1998 for 5 years (up to July 2003) and extended up to July 2005. The component silviculture and gene conservation supported Seed Co-operatives, decentralized seed activity, in Kabhre, Kaski and Ilam. Regional Seed Centers in Biratnagar and Dhangadhi were also established.
Achievement
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Main Activities
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Achievements
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Basic Seed Supply and Tree Domestication
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Selected and registered Seed stands of various tree species in 80 districts.
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Established and managed 27 BSOs in ex-situ.
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Distributed nearly 6000 kg seeds of different species .
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Assisted in the establishment and running of three tree seed cooperatives in Ilam, Kavre and Kaski.
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Assisted seed cooperatives financially and technically selecting 42 important mother trees of fodder species in private land.
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Silviculture Management
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Established and managed Silviculture demonstration plots with different objectives in more than 70 community forests.
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Conducted orientation training on Community forest users, rangers of District Forest Offices and instructors of Regional Forestry Training Centers.
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Conducted applied research by formulating silvicultural working groups in regions.
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In-situ Gene Conservation
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Seabuckthorn Conservation and Management
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Studied ecological distribution and state of Seabuckthorn, an economically and environmentally important high altitude tree species that gradually has reached a stage of extinction.
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Assisted training, extension and public awareness, raising seedlings in nurseries, plantation and marketing of Seabuckthorn to protect environment and develop economy of high altitudes.
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Extension/Publication
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Using GIS, national, regional and district ecological maps were developed and distributed.
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117 different publications relating to tree seed and silviculture have been published and distributed.
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International Consultancy
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Small Seed Bag Programme
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Through seed cooperatives, tree seeds of five different species, packing in small bags, have been selling to reach at farmers.
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