Agroforestry World
Joan Baxter
Joan Baxter is a communications specialist, journalist and award-winning author, with many years of experience in development and environmental research and writing in Africa and elsewhere.
According to Thierry Lusenge of WWF in the DRC, the time is now ripe to recognize the importance of agroforestry in helping populations adapt to and mitigate climate change, reduce deforestation and improve food security.
Originally published on the website of the CGIAR Research Programme on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry To mark International Day of Forests 2016, Peter Holmgren, Director General of the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Tony Simons, Director...
by Catherine Ky-Dembele and Ake Mamo In the drylands of Mali, adoption of tree based food banks is creating big impressions in farmers’ lives. When we think of food security, it is specters of food shortage and bags...
The technical guide is an essential tool for extension efforts promoting rural development and the protection of the environment or land, who are interested in promoting agroforestry in North Kivu province. The technical manual (in French the Guide technique d’agroforesterie pour la selection et la gestion des arbres au Nord-Kivu) helps people to select and manage trees in the area around the Park.
Evidence from around the globe is continuing to confirm that integrating trees directly into farming systems builds greater resilience into the landscape
How do you explain your research work, share your opinion and give recommendations to an important audience so that you can make a difference and get others, including policymakers, to take up your research? These were some of the ‘research uptake’...
There are manifold problems facing the hundreds of millions of people who rely on the Mekong River and its watersheds. Dealing with the problems starts with coordinated research Associate Professor Doctor Sermkiat Jomjunyong, the vice-president for research...
There is a critical need for an integrated agroforestry strategy for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations that encourages member states to promulgate agroforestry policies that achieve food security, alleviate poverty, create climate-resilient agricultural systems and sustainable, social...
One small change of words is a giant leap in the effectiveness of agricultural research and development. The race is on to find sustainable ways of producing enough food to feed the world over the next three to...
“Gender equity is a goal, but gender equity is also about synergy”, said Tony Simons, Director General of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), at the opening plenary of the first CCAFS Gender Training and Strategizing Workshop. The CGIAR...
If trends in population growth, human diet, and waste in food systems continue on their current trajectory, food production would have to increase by about 70% by 2050. Given this prediction, the concept of “climate-smart agriculture” (CSA) was...
Woodfuel meets around a tenth of the world’s energy demand, with its users overwhelmingly found in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, nine out of ten people—around 760 million individuals—rely on firewood and charcoal as their primary source of energy for...
The rights of local and indigenous people have often been overlooked in governments’ land-use planning. It’s time for that to change, say Sébastien de Royer, Gamma Galudra and Ujjwal Pradhan Once the world was forest and humans...
International accounting standards for ecosystem services are being developed, allowing environmental costs to be included in economic data and policy, says Leony Aurora The United Nations Statistics Division has drafted the Experimental Ecosystem Accounting, which highlight...