Agroforestry World
Johanna Gammelgaard
Johanna Gammelgaard is a research fellow with the World Agroforestry Centre Viet Nam. She holds a master degree in business and development studies from Copenhagen Business School. She assists in data collection, contributes to scientific publications and leads her own minor study on coffee and agroforestry. She has previous experience conducting research in Tanzania and Malawi. Email: johannaga0103@gmail.com Twitter: @johannaga0103
Viet Nam steps up efforts to put smallholders’ forest communities at the forefront of its sustainable forest management program through UN REDD+ and partnerships with the private sector. By Anoushka Carter and Johanna Gammelgaard In Viet Nam,...
Government agencies, the private sector, NGOs and universities want a new direction for increasing trees on farms to grow a green economy and strengthen the vulnerable archipelago It will take 206 years to restore to productivity...
Smallholders clear forests on peat swamps for their farms, emitting considerable amounts of greenhouse gases. But how much? Scientists from the World Agroforestry Centre went for a walk to find out. Walking on Indonesian peat that has...
Teak is one of the most sought-after hardwoods in the world. A substantial amount is grown by smallholders in Latin America, Africa and Asia, who need help to improve production. James M. Roshetko and Aulia Perdana of...
Over the past decade value chain development has been widely promoted as a catalyst for rural economic growth. As smallholder farmers become increasingly integrated into value chains, how can scholars and development practitioners ensure that the benefits of...
Originally published on the website of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change and Food Security (CCAFS) A baseline survey unravels farmers’ information needs in Rwanda, and sets the stage for testing the practical value of climate information...
Originally published on the website of the CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) As countries shift from mitigation commitments to action in the 2016 climate change negotiations and beyond, many countries are unable to plan...
Farmers in Central Viet Nam are learning how black pepper can help their agroforests and homegardens be more resilient to climate change. Quite rarely do we enter a restaurant that doesn’t have a black-pepper grinder on the table....
According to the International Energy Agency (IEA), about 2.5 billion people in the world, mostly in developing countries, depend on biomass energy for cooking and heating. In sub-Saharan Africa alone, over 90% of the population rely on wood...
Originally posted on the website of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry At the Renewable Energy Forum in Bali in October 2015, the World Agroforestry Centre and the Indonesian government agreed to strengthen research on...
Unprecedented floods experienced in Malawi in early 2015 left a trail of destruction in the central and southern parts of the country. Higher frequency of related incidents together with episodes of drought threaten agriculture-dependent livelihoods and the economy...
Capacity-building programs are recommended for enhancing farmers’ awareness of the ecosystem services trees provide in the Molawin-Dampalit Watershed, Philippines. A heightened awareness would then influence the farmers to integrate trees in their farms. A team of researchers...
Focussing only on the commercial value of crops leaves farmers and funders poorer. The services provided by integrated agro-ecosystems offer greater benefits to all. ‘The first challenge is to make smallholders aware that they can contribute to...
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...