Technologies to enhance and monitor soil carbon for Africa
Healthy soil is critical for productive agriculture in Africa. To address declining health, countries are sharing knowledge and learning about new technologies.
Elizabeth Mwangi
Elizabeth supports the implementation of CTCN capacity building activities for African countries to build their climate resilience and adopt to low carbon development. She is based at World Agroforestry’s headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. She has a Master of Arts in Environmental Policy and a Bachelor of Science in Meteorology. Elizabeth has experience in research and projects on monitoring and evaluation. Prior to joining CTCN, she worked as a project manager in Integrated Green World Solutions where her project portfolio included environment and climate change and previously with the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit GmbH (GIZ) as a Research and M&E associate.
Land restoration in Africa builds momentum
Hundreds of delegates from across Africa and the world met recently at the Global Landscapes Forum in Nairobi, intent on working together to help restore land. During 29–30 August 2018, delegates from governments, donor agencies, development organizations, research...
We need a revolution in land management, says ICRAF’s Tony Simons
This blog was first published on the website of Landscape News NAIROBI (Landscape News) — Tony Simons is director general of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), which is based in Nairobi. At this year’s Global Landscapes Forum in...
Third cohort graduates from the UC Davis African Plant Breeding Academy
Plant breeders from 18 countries in Africa to contribute to delivering food security in the continent Thirty-four plant breeders graduated from the UC Davis African Plant Breeding Academy in May 2018. The advanced plant breeding course was...
Breeding success: Bunmi Olasanmi and the UC Davis African Plant Breeding Academy
Growing a food-secure future for Africa is the aim of the University of California at Davis African Plant Breeding Academy. Bunmi Olasanmi is the first in a series of success stories. By Bunmi Olasanmi I...
GEF-funded program on resilient food security targets smallholder farmers in 12 African countries
Africa’s population is expected to double from 1.26 billion today to over two and half billion by 2050, little more than 30 years from now. At the same time, land degradation, loss of biodiversity and the effects of...
‘De-risk’ the wood energy sector to unleash green growth
With population growth and urbanization, the demand for energy from trees is growing rapidly around the world. This demand presents a golden opportunity for wood energy be a force for energy security, sustainable development and greener economies. But...
Forest fashion, food and music wows Congress delegates: a photostory
Demonstrating that forests are more than then the sum of their trees, indigenous forest-dwellers showcased high-end fashion, food and orchestral prowess to the delight and edification of World Forestry Congress delegates. A story told in pictures… ...
More transfer of knowledge needed South–South
Tropical forest countries at the World Forestry Congress call for greater cooperation to share experience between farmers, advisors and governments ‘We are all talking about how to transfer knowledge from scientists and government to farmers’, summarised Dr...
Forests and society a major theme at the XIV World Forestry Congress
Forest give food and oxygen, stabilize land, improve water quality and availability, reduce the effects of climate change, and provide spaces for cultural activities, reflection and enjoyment. Convened by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and...
Farmers’ attitudes to tree planting in Malawi
By Seline Meijer Newly published research looks at how farmers in Malawi view tree planting and what barriers and incentives exist to adopting agroforestry. The research from Malawi found that farmers who planted trees on their land have...
New study shows that tree dieback affects the climate change mitigation potential of a dry afromontane forest in northern Ethiopia
Tropical forests play a critical role in climate change mitigation by balancing atmospheric carbon fluxes. However, dry forests are susceptible to dieback under conditions of increased temperature and extreme climatic events such as drought, which affects their potential...
Rapid, low-cost technologies generate high-value soils information for planners and farmers
By Keith Shepherd A big, risky decision for smallholder farmers is what type and how much fertilizer to apply to their crops. There is lot of uncertainty about how the crops will respond, with a risk that the...
BLEANSA: The makings of an evergreen agriculture info hub for Southern Africa
At a session of the recent Beating Famine Southern Africa Conference, Isaac Nyoka, Coordinator of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Southern Africa Node, discussed BLEANSA, short for Building a Large Evergreen Agriculture Network for Southern Africa. BLEANSA is a...