Welcome to the
Forestry and Forest Products
Research Centre

ffp - the Forestry and Forest Products Research Centre is a leading provider of research and services for plantation forestry and forest products industries in Southern Africa and worldwide.

ffp is a joint venture between CSIR's Natural Resources and the Environment operating unit and the University of KwaZulu-Natal.

The objective of the Centre is to develop and align both contract and postgraduate research activities with the needs of the forestry and forest products sectors. In fulfilling these needs, the Centre is playing a key role in the development of forestry and forest products research competence in South Africa.