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Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) Program

Catalysing the expansion of area under trees outside forests to enhance livelihoods and ecosystem services.

Trees Outside Forests in India (TOFI) is a five-year joint initiative by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) of the Government of India. With the united force of five consortium partners led by CIFOR-ICRAF, the initiative is committed to expanding the area under trees outside forests for the benefit of livelihoods and the ecosystem.

TOFI adopts a three-fold strategy to increase the area of trees outside forests

Strengthening the enabling environment to improve laws, regulations, policies, certifications and standards to scale-up trees outside forests

Increasing access to finance, insurance, and quality planting material and provide incentives and value-chain support to boost the demand for products from trees outside forests

Bridging the gaps in technical and market information through extension services, knowledge, data, monitoring and decision tools

TOFI seeks to scale up and accelerate the expansion of the area under trees outside forests in the seven participating states — Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Haryana, Odisha, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, and Uttar Pradesh — while enhancing livelihoods and ecosystem services.

Expected output

Through action on the ground, multi-stakeholder partnerships, capacity building and policy engagement, TOFI will

Expand by
2.8
million
hectares
the area of trees outside forests
Sequester
420
million
tons
of carbon-dioxide equivalent
Benefit
13.1
million
people
with improved livelihoods and environmental services

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Last updated:
13 November 2024

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