Agroforestry World
Meine van Noordwijk
Meine van Noordwijk is a Distinguished Research Fellow at the World Agroforestry Centre. He joined the organization in 1993. Dr van Noordwijk guided the global integration of the Centre’s science and co-led ICRAF's global research program on environmental services. He also participated in a number of bilateral projects and is professor of agroforestry at Wageningen University, The Netherlands.
“Agroforestry” – the practice of having trees as part of farms – is as old as agriculture itself. But as a field of scientific enquiry and policy making, it’s now marking its 40th birthday.
The institutional evolution of World Agroforestry for the two thousand and tens decade is a combined outcome of sound planning and serendipity.
World Agroforestry has been working with farmers on adaptation (and mitigation thanks to the deployment of deep-rooted perennials) and sharing the results for many years. Spices and fruit agroforestry in India, ICRAF South Asia Region. Ziziphus mauritiana (also...
Originally published by SciDev Factors such as lack of funding for scale-up are impeding uptake of climate change tech, writes Elizabeth Mwangi. As the world grapples with rising food insecurity and greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and...
Researchers show development of value chains is important for restoring degraded land in Kenya. Development of value chains is a key driver for successful implementation of regreening efforts and market access, say researchers from World Agroforestry and...
With Africa lagging behind in efforts to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land, widespread use of innovative technologies is critical for success. Land degradation leads to declines in soil fertility and the loss of productivity and ecosystem...
Successful land restoration needs human capacity, innovative technologies and mass participation. The countries of the Sahel Region of West Africa are vulnerable to the impact of large-scale environmental and land degradation, poor soil infertility, climate change, population...
Smallholder farmers increase yields and incomes through improved agricultural practices, often while also sequestering carbon and/or decreasing greenhouse gas emissions.
Among the cattle ranches, mountainous natural forests and smallholdings of Catacamas, Honduras, researcher Yves Zinngrebe encounters farmers with both large and small holdings who are interested in the Trees on Farms for Biodiversity project and its transformative...
Shifting from conventional farms to agroforestry farms brings various benefits to communities as they face the threat of a changing climate. Agroforestry, the practice of planting trees and crops in the same area, may serve as a sustainable...
‘When the mountain turns pink, with the clouds rising along its top, and the goats eat more, it will rain.’ By Tran Ha My, Elisabeth Simelton, Le Thi Tam For thousands of years, the farmers...
Healthy soil is critical for productive agriculture in Africa. To address declining health, countries are sharing knowledge and learning about new technologies.
The endorsement of the Guidelines by the region’s ministers of agriculture and forestry paves the way for implementation to restore degraded landscapes, improve food security and livelihoods, enhance farmers’ resilience and meet nationally determined contributions to...
Researchers have created a new tool to measure biological diversity in farm land, which will prove useful for the purposes of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The United Nations Biodiversity Conference held 17–29 November 2018 in...