Projects

Project goal
• Restoring forests in Tajikistan and boosting the
local community’s income with the pistachio
• Building capacity in the field of forestry for
Tajikistan and contributing to the development
of amicable relations between the two countries
Saxaul project details
• Introducing modern plantation techniques &
establishing and managing a pilot plantation
Saxaul Project Activities
• Establishment of a greenhouse for production of
saxaul seedlings
• Construction of a saxaul nursery (1ha) to
produce at least 150,000 saxaul seedlings per
year
• Instalment of a well for irrigation of saxaul
plantation.
• Establishment of a total of 300 ha of saxaul
plantation in 3 years.
• Conducting capacity building on the cultivation of
Saxaul seedlings and plantation techniques
(employment of 1,720 local people per year,
training sessions held twice a year)
• Construction of warehouse for storage of saxaul
seeds and parking saxaul farming tools,
machinery and equipment.
Pistachio project details
• Improving the seeds of pistachios growing in
forests located in Khuroson and other districts
& establishing a breeding center
Pistachio Project Activities
• Establishment of a greenhouse for production
of pistachio seedlings
• Creation of a pistachio forest of 30 ha and
improving the pistachio seeds
• Construction of infrastructural facilities to
support pistachio training
• Setting the target of providing employment
opportunities for over 210 persons per year
and conducting educational programs for
forestry officials twice or more per year.
Capacity building/details
• Training programs for building capacity of
forestry officials in Tajikistan
Capacity building/activities
• Selecting an expert in the pool of forestry human
resources and dispatching him/her to Korea for
relevant training and education
• Short-term study abroad
Research and Development (R&D)
• Implementation of a R&D project to contribute to
enhancing the forestry capacity of Tajikistan
R&D/activities
• Providing support for enhancing Tajikistan’s
capacity for forestry research
• Research into improving the survival rate of
saxaul trees and promoting their growth and
development.
Project on Reforestation and Income Generation
for Local People in Tajikistan
A Project Financed by the Korea Forest Service
This project is implemented in accordance with the
Memorandum of Understanding on the cooperation in
the field of forestry between the Korea Forest Service of
the Republic of Korea and the Forestry Agency under the
Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.
The project is implemented by the Research Institute of
Forestry of the Forestry Agency.

The Forestry Agency under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan informs that during the official visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea Lee Nak-yong to the Republic of Tajikistan on July 16-17, 2019, a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of construction and restoration of forests between the Forestry Agency under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan and the Forest Service of the Republic of Korea was signed by mutual agreement.

      In order to comply with decree of the President of the Republic of Tajikistan dated January 3, 2023 № AP-318 and expand to the work of beautification and creativity, love for nature,...

     On April 11 this year, representatives of the Forestry Agency under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan held a meeting with representatives of ACTED.
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The Forestry Agency under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan, together with the Aga Khan Foundation in Tajikistan, within the framework of the "Envisioning green enviroment" held an event planting...