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FOREST RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MALAWI (FRIM)
Mail address PO Box 270, Zomba
Telephone +265 (50) 522-866, 522-548 Fax
+265 (50) 522-782
Telex 43533 FRIM MI
Sponsoring agency Department of Forestry,
Ministry of Forestry and Natural Resources
Nature National government
Mission Research
Financial support Central government
Working languages English
Scope of interest Silviculture, mycology,
mycorrhiza, fuelwood, agroforestry, entomology, tree improvement
and breeding, seed service, soil fertility, forest product
utilization
Research program
Locations Over 300 trial Sites
throughout Malawi
Subjects Tree improvement, site and species
selection, protection, symbiotic associations, soil surveys, wood
properties, naval stores, environmental and social forestry
Status Mostly ongoing, but specific projects
completed periodically
Findings Agroforestry technologies, new techniques
for indigenous woodland management, wood utilization,
silvicultural classification, fertilizer requirements, nursery
techniques, rotation ages for fuelwood and timber, pest and
disease control
Internal Organization
Chief official Langes A. Sitaubi, Assistant
Chief Forestry Officer (Research)
Divisions Soils, Wood Sciences, Tree Breeding, Seed
Section, Entomology, Pathology, Ecology, Socioeconomics
Professional staff 15
Total staff 200
Facilities
Office Administration off ice and four
laboratories at headquarters, one laboratory at field station,
four offices at four field stations
Library Special Library with cat
6,000 volumes including periodicals on forestry science, ODC
Forestry classification
Computer catalog In process, with
CDS-ISIS and Idealist
Exchange Facilities Subject to government
clearance, visiting scientists have access to research reports
Publications
Serials FRIM newsletters and reports
(irregular, no subscriptions; obtain on exchange)
Other Forestry Research Records, Silviculture Guide
Book, silviculture classification maps, annual reports
(irregular; purchase or obtain on exchange)
Publications list Available
History
Established in 1957; previous names Malawi Forestry
Research Institute, Forestry Institute of Malawi