The National Commission on Agriculture (1976) has classified social fo

The National Commission on Agriculture (1976) has classified social forestry into how many categories?

Join Our Telegram Channel

Three

Four

Five

Six

Answer is Right!

Answer is Wrong!

This question was previously asked in

UPSC Geoscientist – 2020

Download PDF Attempt Online

The National Commission on Agriculture in its 1976 report coined the term ‘Social Forestry’ and classified it into three main categories: 1. Farm Forestry (planting trees on private agricultural land), 2. Rural Forestry (planting trees on common village land, often including community forestry), and 3. Urban Forestry (managing trees in urban areas like parks, roadsides, and industrial belts).

Social forestry aims to increase forest cover and manage forest resources to benefit rural and urban communities, often outside traditional forest areas, involving people’s participation.

Community Forestry is often considered a component of Rural Forestry, focusing on collective management of forest resources by the local community on common land. While some later classifications or schemes might elaborate or add categories, the original classification by the 1976 commission was primarily into these three types.

More similar MCQ questions for Exam preparation:-