Changing lives and landscapes
Bioversity International has released a series of excellent booklets on priority African tree species such as the Baobab and the Shea Butter tree, complementing the Agroforestree database; both aim to provide information on important species that are native to sub-Saharan Africa.
[Reproduced from Reuters alertnet] A couple of decades ago, when my colleagues began urging African farmers to plant trees in the middle of their maize fields, many agricultural development specialists thought we were a bit deranged. People can’t eat trees. So what good would planting one do for the food security of rural families and [...]
