Agroforestry World
Kate Langford
Kate Langford is a consultant writer with close to 20 years’ experience in communicating natural resource, environmental and land management issues for various government and non-government organizations. She previously worked as Communications Specialist for the World Agroforestry Centre in Kenya and has worked in Indonesia, Laos, Vietnam and Australia. She holds a Bachelor of Science and a Graduate Diploma in Scientific Communication.
Africa’s top plant breeders are working to fight malnutrition and poverty across the continent through improving traditional crops. An article in African Farming explains the work being done by the African Orphan Crops Consortium to map and make...
A new study published in Nature Scientific Reports shows that moderate tree cover can increase groundwater recharge, and that tree planting and various tree management options can improve groundwater resources. Scientists studying a cultivated woodland in Burkino Faso...
People-centred forestry is at the heart of ensuring future generations inherit a sustainable Earth. Agroforestry can be its local expression. Ms Yuliatin, a community forestry leader from Jember in Indonesia, brought a grass-roots perspective to the opening...
The term ‘biodiversity’ conjures up images of trees, plants, insects and mammals, which are increasingly recognized as important in sustaining agricultural landscapes. But what of the biodiversity which exists under the ground? How important is this to agricultural...
Farmers in the district of Buol in Central Sulawesi Province have formed learning groups to better understand tree management to improve their livelihoods in the face of climate change. By Dienda Citasyari Putri Hendrawan ‘We don’t...
Agroforestry is of increasing importance within forestry realms. Trees on farms enhance forest functions, provide local livelihoods and support ecosystem services. The World Agroforestry Centre will be explaining more at the Week. The Food and Agriculture Organization...