Agroforestry World
Originally published on Forest News. In 2012 the United Nations General Assembly proclaimed 21 March the International Day of Forests. The Day provides a platform to raise awareness on the importance of forests and trees and the myriad...
An article in The Guardian looks at how the practice of farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) is helping increase milk production, provide timber and improve soil fertility in East Africa. With FMNR, farmers allow selected trees to regrow on...
Fruit production is being proposed as a priority area in Malawi to reduce imports and improve farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. An article in the Malawi Voice reports on a motion put before the National Assembly calling for the...
A Regent’s Regulation has become the first official local ruling in the province of South Sulawesi for rewards for ecosystem services. After going through a long and exhaustive process, the people of Bantaeng District now have clearer rules...
Originally posted on the website of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry At the Renewable Energy Forum in Bali in October 2015, the World Agroforestry Centre and the Indonesian government agreed to strengthen research on...
The African Biochar Partnership was launched during an international workshop at the World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi in early March 2016. The partnership is aimed at improving coordination and communication among biochar initiatives as well as building capacity on...