The more trees the better
Evidence from around the globe is continuing to confirm that integrating trees directly into farming systems builds greater resilience into the landscape
Paul Stapleton
Paul Stapleton is the Head of Communications at the World Agroforestry Centre.
New report says forests and trees could be major factor in efforts to end global hunger
A billion people worldwide depend on forests and trees for balanced diets and sustainable incomes. About one in nine people globally still suffer from hunger, with the majority of the hungry living in Africa and Asia. Forests and...
Avoiding hunger gaps with fruit tree portfolios in Kenya
Growing just six fruit tree species on farms in Machakos, Kenya could supply vitamin-rich fruits to farming families for the whole year. Many farming households in Eastern Kenya suffer from ‘hunger periods’, when food is very scarce, and...
Characterizing baobab, the nutritious African ‘Tree of Life’
Descriptor list of Baobab will help to increase the domestication, cultivation and use of the products of the African baobab for improving nutrition and enhancing livelihoods A new publication, ‘Descriptors for Baobab,’ opens the way for accelerated and...
Drylands forests and agroforestry systems
Agroforestry, and sustainable forest management and restoration, promise hope for world’s threatened drylands. “We treat dryland trees as if they were inferior to rainforest trees,” claimed Lars Laestadius of the World Resources Institute, at a packed event taking...
WCA2014 will be carbon neutral
The World Congress on Agroforestry will be carbon neutral, even though it is attracting over 800 participants from all over the world. Most participants will be flying to Delhi. Experts in the headquarters of the World Agroforestry Centre...