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    • Land health decisions
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      • Central Africa
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      • Northern Africa
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      • Central America
      • South America
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    • The Caribbean
  • Bloggers
    • Akefetey Mamo
    • Andrew Stevenson
    • Angga Ariestya
    • Cathy Watson
    • Nguyen Tien Hai
    • Rob Finlayson
    • Sacha Amaruzaman
    • Susan Onyango
    • Tony Simons

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Certification / Commodities / Commodities and Markets / Productivity / Small Farmers / Supply And Demand / Trade

by admin · 12 Jul, 2019

If cocoa prices have fallen, why isn’t your chocolate bar cheaper?

We are in a decade where we are working towards the Sustainable Development Goals, of which there are 17, and agroforestry works for all of them

Africa-West / Certification / Commodities / Commodities and Markets / crops / Trade

by admin · 1 Jul, 2019

Bitter or sweet trade for Africa’s cocoa farmers?

Scientist Peter Akong Minang says Africa is lagging behind on product certification but that investment can have positive impact.

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Climate Change / Trees / Water

by admin · 22 Jun, 2019

‘Forget tree planting, start tree growing’

The biggest advantage of agroforestry is that it can help to mitigate climate change while at the same time contributing to the adaptation agenda. From the mitigation side, agroforestry is the simplest technology in terms of what the farmers —smallholders — can do on their farms.

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Climate Change / Gender / Rural People / SDG02 - Sustainable agriculture, food security and nutrition / SDG05-Gender equality and women’s empowerment

by admin · 18 Jun, 2019

Mass movement and the ‘femininization’ of agriculture

In seven countries —Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Guinea, Mali, and Senegal — women represent approximately 43% of the agricultural labour force but only 8% of agricultural landowners.

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Climate Change / CRPs

by Cathy Watson · 17 Jun, 2019

From Jamaica to Togo to Vanuatu, agroforestry helping countries prevent climate collapse

Researchers and NGO heads from the African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States learn how trees on farms can help fulfil their commitment to the Paris Agreement In May, delegates from as far away as Papua New Guinea braved...

Commodities and Markets / Rural People

by admin · 14 Jun, 2019

Value unchained: putting money into the hands that grow our food

The economic benefits of agroforestry  By Gabrielle Lipton This article is part of a Landscape Newsseries on agroforestry, published in partnership with World Agroforestry (ICRAF) in conjunction with the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry.  Tunisia was once a...

Agropastoral Systems / Climate Change / Commodities and Markets / CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / Livelihoods / Small Farmers

by admin · 13 Jun, 2019

Trees: a pairing for coffee, chocolate and wine

Favourite foods need agroforestry to survive This article is part of a Landscape Newsseries on agroforestry, published in partnership with World Agroforestry (ICRAF) in conjunction with the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry.    By Gabrielle Lipton In Burkina...

Agriculture/Agroforestry / Climate Change / Food Trees / Livelihoods / Small Farmers / Solutions

by admin · 12 Jun, 2019

Where — and why — is agroforestry hiding?

A clear solution to climate change is being largely overlooked This article is part of a Landscape Newsseries on agroforestry, published in partnership with World Agroforestry (ICRAF) in conjunction with the 4th World Congress on Agroforestry.    By...

Agropastoral Systems / CRP6-Forests, Trees and Agroforestry / Food Security / Rural People / Small Farmers

by admin · 4 Jun, 2019

Agroforestry: Development underdog headed for center stage in global sustainability efforts

When trees and crops are successfully farmed together, agroforestry does provide a wealth of environmental, social and economic benefits.

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