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May 26, 2015
‘Beating Famine’ participants commit to fighting land degradation

The 500-plus participants in the Beating Famine, Southern Africa...

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May 26, 2015
A new tool for making big decisions without perfect information

Authors: Eike Luedeling, Lutz Göhring, Keith Shepherd Big decisions...

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http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/faster.jpgAuthors: Eike Luedeling, Lutz Göhring, Keith Shepherd Big decisions with limited information Deciding on big issues without enough information has just gotten a little bit easier. This step forward is facilitated by the release of the decisionSupport R...

May 26, 2015
Farmers’ attitudes to tree planting in Malawi

By Seline Meijer Newly published research looks at how farmers in...

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Farmers’ attitudes to tree planting in Malawi 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...

May 25, 2015
Scientists debunk myths about swidden agriculture

Swidden agriculture in the Philippines is not as destructive as many...

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May 25, 2015
Agroforestry gives Indian farmers higher profits

Farmers in India who grow Eucalyptus and Poplar trees alongside...

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May 25, 2015
Organic fertilizers – including human waste – can improve soil...

Soil fertility not water is the main constraint in crop production in...

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May 25, 2015
Project to improve coastal landscape management in Ghana

Coastal districts in the Western Region of Ghana are set to benefit...

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May 22, 2015
(Manila Bulletin) ‘Kaingin,’ not a destructive farming method – experts

Researchers from Melbourne and Copenhagen believe that swidden...

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May 22, 2015
(ShambaShapeUp) Tree diversity on farms can improve food security and...

‘Biodiversity for Sustainable Development’  – This is the...

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May 21, 2015
More money and less risk for African eco-farmers

  A Greenpeace study in Malawi and Kenya has revealed that...

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More money and less risk for African eco-farmers  A Greenpeace study in Malawi and Kenya has revealed that chemically-intensive farming hurts the bottom line of small-scale farmers; agroecological farming is more profitable. Agroecology refers to a suite of sustainable farming practices that use few or...

May 21, 2015
What would it take to make agriculture sustainable in Mozambique?

Large-scale investments are often considered a major driver of...

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May 21, 2015
New network for biochar in Africa

Researchers and development professionals with experience and interest...

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May 21, 2015
Zambia need conservation agriculture

Conservation agriculture is “one of the most efficient and...

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May 20, 2015
(footprint2africa) Malawi, ICRAF and World Vision Malawi launch 3-year...

The Empowering Forest Dependent Communities through Commercialization...

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May 20, 2015
(ShambaShapeUp) Searching for that evergreen farm with the shamba shape...

Evergreen, or conservation farming, is a method that has been used...

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May 19, 2015
Nepal moves ahead on a national agroforestry policy

Nepal has taken its first step towards developing a national...

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May 19, 2015
Major funding boost for agriculture in Ghana

A major funding boost for agriculture in Ghana aims to promote climate...

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May 19, 2015
Better livelihoods through tree nursery training in The Gambia

Farmers in the Lower Badibou District of the North Bank Region, The...

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May 18, 2015
Protecting forests, shea and livelihoods in Burkina Faso

A tree nursery in Cassou, southern Burkina Faso, is helping women to...

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May 18, 2015
Superior fruit trees in the Philippines

Central Luzon State University is seeking to establish a permanent and...

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May 18, 2015
Greenpeace report pushes for ecological farming in Africa

A new report by Greenpeace demonstrates how ecological farming...

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May 18, 2015
Young speakers being sought for Forestry Congress

Young, passionate and inspiring speakers are being sought to make a...

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May 18, 2015
Investing in peer review to strengthen African climate science

The following article is based on a brief that was submitted to...

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May 15, 2015
(Reuters) Green-fingered Burkinabe women protect shea 'gold'

CASSOU, Burkina Faso (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Nezeledoun...

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May 14, 2015
Transforming the role of the smallholder

“Why are smallholder farmers so poor,” asks Hugh Locke, Cofounder and...

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May 14, 2015
Dashboard of data to help Pacific communities build climate resilience

Researchers are developing a ‘dashboard’ to give Pacific Island...

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May 14, 2015
Success stories in sustainable agriculture

An article in The Guardian features initiatives that demonstrate “...

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May 14, 2015
Unless we act on soils, food security is threatened

A new study warns that soil erosion could endanger humanity’s ability...

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May 14, 2015
ICRAF prepares Gates Foundation proposal to empower women farmers

ICRAF’s Rural Advisory Services (RAS) Unit, which sits within the...

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May 13, 2015
Minister explains the new Indonesian Government’s approach to forests...

The Minister of Environment and Forestry explains some of what the new...

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forest, Kalimantan The Minister of Environment and Forestry explains some of what the new Government is doing to protect forests and the communities that interact with them     ‘The traditional view is that forests are unproductive and their value...

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