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
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.
‘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.
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.