Explanation:

The concept of Social Forestry in India was first officially recommended by the National Commission on Agriculture (NCA) in its 1976 report. The NCA proposed social forestry as a program to involve local communities in forestry activities, aiming to provide fuel, fodder, small timber, and other forest products to rural populations, thereby reducing pressure on natural forests. Options B, C, and D (Food and Agriculture Organization, Forest Research Institute, and United Nations) are international or national bodies involved in forestry but were not the first to recommend social forestry in the Indian context.