,' ..•.-; Satya Prakash N egi Head of Division ' Agroforestry & Extension Division'; . . Brief Profile Sh. Satya Prakash N~gi has joined Himalayan Forest Research Institute (HFR); Shimla on 01.08.2016. Native of Kinnaur district in Himachal Pradesh, Sh. Negi is a Forestry 'graduate and is a 1998-batch of Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer of Jharkhand cadre. Sh.Negi has served in the Government of India as well as Government of Jharkhand in various capacities. In the Government of India, he has served as Deputy Director in Forest Survey of India's northern zonal office at Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. In the Government of Jharkhand, he has served as Divisional Forest Officer - both in the Territorial and Social Forestry wings, Deputy Conservator of Forests (Planning) in the Development wing, and Deputy Conservator of Forests in the Project Coordination Unit of Jharkhand Participatory Forest Management Project of the State Forest Department. He has served in the Department of Industries, Mines & Geology, Government of Jharkhand as Director (Mines) & Special Secretary to the Government prior to joining HFRI, Shimla. Sh. Negi has keen interests in reading books, mountaineering, trekking and travelling.