Agroforestry World
The global supply and consumption of food has increased over the last 50 years. However, due to our focus on increased productivity, our access to diverse and healthy foods has radically reduced. Many people remain hungry and increasing numbers have micronutrient deficiencies.
With Africa lagging behind in efforts to restore 100 million hectares of degraded land, widespread use of innovative technologies is critical for success. Land degradation leads to declines in soil fertility and the loss of productivity and ecosystem...
The Food Tree and Crop Portfolio helps with the selection of food-tree species along with complementary vegetable, pulse and staple crops.
A new project in India promises better diets for farmers The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) South Asia Regional Programme recently launched a three-year project: Enabling Smallholders in Odisha to Produce and Consume More Nutritious Food through Agroforestry Systems....
Plant breeders from 18 countries in Africa to contribute to delivering food security in the continent Thirty-four plant breeders graduated from the UC Davis African Plant Breeding Academy in May 2018. The advanced plant breeding course was...
Stochastic Impact Evaluation is being used to model the impacts of policies and other decisions about agricultural development on household nutrition By Cory Whitney and Eike Luedeling Goal 2 of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development...
Researchers have found that smallholders participating in a payments for ecosystem services (PES) scheme in Cidanau Watershed, Indonesia had more diverse diets than farmers who weren’t participating. Food security, however, is still an issue for the watershed so...
The Asian Development Bank is working with the CGIAR, a global partnership for a food-secure future, as the key research partner in a broad coalition of partners to boost food production across the region. We are faced...
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...
By Todd S. Rosenstock Blog originally published on the website of Innovative Methods and Metrics for Agriculture and Nutrition Actions (IMMANA), a new research initiative funded by the UK Department for International Development (DFID) and coordinated by the Leverhulme Centre for...
A cooking competition was held in Ky Son Commune, north-central Vietnam, with 27 male farmers. The competition was organized by the World Agroforestry Centre Vietnam and partners to raise awareness of climate-smart agriculture. Gordon Ramsey had better...
While certainly no stranger to smallholders and fruit lovers in many parts of Africa and Asia, this unassuming fruit tree that is so often overlooked by international research is starting to come into its own, proving itself as...
A new report on the link between forests, food and nutrition highlights the important roles trees play in the dual challenges of ending hunger and addressing climate change. The report was launched during the 11th session of the UN...
Cambodia’s food security and rural livelihoods are under pressure from a range of influences. Researchers are keen to explore the role agroforestry can play in meeting the challenges By Prasit Wangpakapattanawong ‘Cambodia is one of the...