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.
Sustainability and improved incomes for upland farmers are among the aims of a project to revitalize abaca production in the Philippines. An article in the Manila Times outlines how Germany’s international development cooperation arm Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale...
A switch from harvesting timber to harvesting fruits is helping to conserve the largest and most diverse protected area in the Philippines. An article in the Business Mirror reports on the struggle to protect the Northern Sierra Madre...
In a project aimed at stimulating entrepreneurship among women in Mali, organic beeswax is being produced for a niche, lucrative and growing market in Europe. An article in Relief Web reports on a project that aims to ensure...
Oxford Medicine’s third edition of Nutrition for Developing Countries is considered the ‘go to’ fact book on what constitutes good nutrition and how poor households can acquire proper nutrition with the little means they have. The book includes...
The Pacific island nation of Tonga has released an ambitious National Climate Change Policy, aiming for 100 per cent renewable energy by 2035 and 30 per cent of land utilized for agroforestry or forestry. An article in Matangi...
An innovative teak-based agroforestry system is being developed in northern Laos to suit farmers’ needs and yield higher returns than current approaches to teak planting. Tony Bartlett, Forestry Research Program Manager with the Australian Centre for International Agricultural...
Why do we need climate finance, asks an article on the blog of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). “Adapting to a world that is two degrees warmer will cost money. Green technologies are expensive,” says the...
To mark International Day of Forests on 21 March, conservationists and biologists have drawn attention to how the disappearance of Bolivia’s rainforests is impacting on Amazonian farmers. They are calling for investment in sustainable development projects such as...
On 21 March, the International Day of Forests, Alison Clausen, Madagascar Country Director with the Wildlife Conservation Society explains why we should invest in saving tropical forests. While we might all know that forests provide habitat, food and...
An article in The Guardian looks at how the practice of farmer-managed natural regeneration (FMNR) is helping increase milk production, provide timber and improve soil fertility in East Africa. With FMNR, farmers allow selected trees to regrow on...
Fruit production is being proposed as a priority area in Malawi to reduce imports and improve farmers’ incomes and livelihoods. An article in the Malawi Voice reports on a motion put before the National Assembly calling for the...
Representatives from across the Asian region recently met to discuss how education and university curricula treat climate change in order to improve knowledge and competencies with regard to climate change-resilient agriculture and food security. The Association of Southeast...
The Agriculture Skill Council of India (ASCI) has been awarded the Best Sector Skill Council Award, recognition of efforts to address one of the most important challenges faced by the country: skill development. An article in Web India...
The African Biochar Partnership was launched during an international workshop at the World Agroforestry Centre, Nairobi in early March 2016. The partnership is aimed at improving coordination and communication among biochar initiatives as well as building capacity on...