Agroforestry World
Mai Thanh Tu
Mai Thanh Tu is the monitoring and evaluation officer for the CGIAR Research Program on Integrated Systems for the Humid Tropics in the Central Mekong Action Area. She obtained her Master in Development Evaluation at the University of Antwerp, Belgium. Before joining the World Agroforestry Centre, she worked as a researcher in rural development and policies related to ethnic minorities in Viet Nam. She also worked as monitoring and evaluation coordinator for a regional project, Developing the Agricultural Value Chain across the East–West Economic Corridor, in Viet Nam, Lao PDR, Thailand and Myanmar.
Land degradation owing to monocropping is the main reason for reduced agricultural productivity in Northwest Viet Nam. But after four years of agroforestry research, results show positive signs for farmers. Monocropping of annuals—such as maize, rice and...
Agroforests of rubber and other trees, which are not intensively managed, provide plentiful benefits to local people living on the margins of forests, says Elis Hayati In Jambi province, Sumatra, Indonesia, agroforests are the main sources...
Agroforests can help preserve watersheds but land use must be carefully managed to avoid altering drainage areas and potentially causing environmental and human damage, says Elis Hayati A study by researchers from the World Agroforestry Centre conducted...
By Grace Villamor Indonesia’s rubber agroforests harbour nearly as much biodiversity as primary forests. Yet they, too, are under threat. Can ‘green’ rubber help save them? Studies of rubber agroforests in Jambi province in Indonesia have found...
By Meine van Noordwijk, Hesti L. Tata, Sonya Dewi and Peter Minang Rubber’s history in China and Indonesia points to a monocultural future. Is it too late to promote ‘green’ rubber? In China, rubber was introduced as...