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February 3, 2015
Coffee prices high in Kenya but output still low

While there is optimism about current high prices for coffee in Kenya,...

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February 3, 2015
Punjab’s new research institute to promote agroforestry

In a move to encourage farmers in the Indian State of Punjab to...

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February 2, 2015
A scientist learns to communicate differently

Thailand program coordinator for the World Agroforestry Centre, Prasit...

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Humid Tropics communications workshop, Hanoi Thailand program coordinator for the World Agroforestry Centre, Prasit Wangpakapattanawong, describes learning different ways to communicate at a Humidtropics workshop   The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place. George Bernard Shaw...

February 2, 2015
Land policies need to empower African farmers not take their land away

A new development vocabulary in Africa “veils an attempt to...

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February 2, 2015
Forest gardens: a thriving tradition

Forest gardening – the practice of planting trees, herbs and vegetables...

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February 2, 2015
Nigeria gets behind Great Green Wall

An article in This Day reports on Nigerian Government’s commitment to...

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February 2, 2015
India to establish Bio-ethanol plant

India is set to establish Asia’s first bio-ethanol refinery which it is...

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February 2, 2015
Partner in the Spotlight: UC Davis trains a new crop of African plant...

The seed experts at University of California Davis had run a number of...

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February 2, 2015
AgFor Sulawesi and Gorontalo district fortify collaboration

After previously agreeing to collaborate, the Agroforestry and Forestry...

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February 2, 2015
AgFor Sulawesi and Boalemo to work together

The Agroforestry and Forestry in Sulawesi (AgFor Sulawesi) project and...

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February 2, 2015
Stronger, resilient islands in the Philippines

The Philippines boasts a total of 7701 islands, one of which is the...

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February 1, 2015
(Business Daily) Coffee price boom extends to 2015 on high demand for...

Kenya’s premium coffee looks set to stretch its good run to 2015 after...

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February 1, 2015
(Spore) Fodder and forage solutions

Africa’s consumption of animal products is rapidly increasing as demand...

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January 30, 2015
Collaboration key to Dyera return to peat

 Jelutung, a once-prolific commodity tree, might well return to the...

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Collaboration key to Dyera return to peat  Jelutung, a once-prolific commodity tree, might well return to the peat-rich district of Tanjung Jabung Barat in Indonesia thanks to a lasting collaboration between the World Agroforestry Centre and the district government.   By Nichola Sarvangga Valero Mitakda...

January 30, 2015
Stronger, resilient islands in the Philippines

Small island communities are some of the most vulnerable and isolated...

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Stronger, resilient islands in the Philippines Small island communities are some of the most vulnerable and isolated in the world. On one, the island of Bohol in the Philippines, trees are an integral part of island life, where survival often depends on traditional agricultural...

January 29, 2015
Centre involved in climate dialogue for Asia-Pacific

A recent dialogue event for the Asia-Pacific region has highlighted the...

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January 29, 2015
Encouraging farmers to adopt integrated soil fertility management

Despite the many advantages of integrated soil fertility management,...

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January 29, 2015
(Business Standard) Punjab govt plans to set up Asia's first bio-...

Punjab is set to ink a memorandum of understanding (MoU) for setting up...

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January 29, 2015
Partnering with the private sector in the Philippines

‘Filipinos have little choice but to adapt to the effects of climatic...

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January 28, 2015
Lima: no LAAMA, no GAMA as INDCs replace NAMA

New acronyms but little new progress on action to mitigate climate...

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Llama time, Salvador Dali New acronyms but little new progress on action to mitigate climate change at the big event in Lima in December 2014     There is little confusion about what would be globally appropriate mitigation actions (GAMA) to keep...

January 28, 2015
Indonesia holds fifth national agroforestry seminar

Agroforestry is vital for improving productivity and incomes in the...

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Indonesia holds fifth national agroforestry seminar Agroforestry is vital for improving productivity and incomes in the face of climate change, especially for steep terrain and small islands, according to researchers and farmers alike.   Indonesia’s Fifth National Seminar Agroforestry was held in Ambon, Maluku...

January 28, 2015
Hunger and malnutrition can be eliminated through agroforestry

An article on the website of the Lugar Center argues that hunger and...

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January 28, 2015
African Plant Breeding Academy graduates elite scientists

Busio Mavankeni smiles brightly as she describes the crop she is...

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January 28, 2015
Rabbits and giant snails among rubber trees: Agroforestry rekindles...

Nigerian rubber farmers are finding that diversifying their land with...

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January 28, 2015
Partner in the spotlight: Vi Agroforestry spreads the word

When Fred Marani started working for Vi Agroforestry in 1998, the...

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January 28, 2015
Viet Nam set to further bolster community forest management

Community forest management in Viet Nam is expected to be strengthened...

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January 28, 2015
Health Insurance Provider Tender 2015

CALL FOR PROPOSALThe World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is a non-profit...

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January 27, 2015
Viet Nam set to further bolster community forest management

Community forest management in Viet Nam is expected to be strengthened...

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Roadmap for Institutional Development of Community Forest Management Community forest management in Viet Nam is expected to be strengthened through an initiative of the Viet Nam Forestry Administration with support from the World Agroforestry Centre and the ASEAN-Swiss Partnership on Social Forestry and Climate Change.  ...

January 27, 2015
Partnering with the private sector in the Philippines

Dr Rodel D. Lasco, coordinator of the Centre’s Philippine program,...

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Partnering with the private sector in the Philippines Dr Rodel D. Lasco, coordinator of the Centre’s Philippine program, explains the partnership with the Oscar M. Lopez Center for Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Management Foundation Inc.   ‘Filipinos have little choice but to adapt to...

January 27, 2015
(nuviun) Manna in the Cloud: Solving Africa’s Undernutrition Problem...

Last week I tried to explain “the cloud” to my six year-old son. It’s...

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