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November 13, 2014
Al Jazeera to highlight Centre’s research on orphan crops

A 6-part television series will showcase how entrepreneurs and...

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November 13, 2014
(PC Tech) African Tech Presenter To Shine On Global Stage

South African Ndoni Khanyile will be on over 270M TV screens in more...

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November 13, 2014
(The Citizen) Dar needs Sh1tr for Climate Smart Agriculture plan

Dar es Salaam. Tanzania has announced a Sh1 trillion plan on...

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November 13, 2014
(The Jakarta Post) Papua has huge potential in emission reduction:...

Experts have said Papua still has huge potential to contribute to land-...

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November 12, 2014
Which indicators really matter for effective land management?

Indicators used to measure effective land management need to be...

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November 12, 2014
$260 a bar, this is no ordinary chocolate

An article in Fortune tells the story of how a former Wall Street...

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November 10, 2014
Centre to help prevent brain drain in Central Africa

A new research institute is being established to overcome ‘brain drain...

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November 10, 2014
Building resilience in the Philippines after Haiyan

One year after Typhoon Haiyan, farmers and fishers in the central...

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November 10, 2014
Institute empowers women in Senegal

An award-winning research institution in Senegal is training women...

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November 10, 2014
Ethiopia’s remarkable regreening

An article in The Guardian reports on the remarkable transformation of...

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November 10, 2014
(SciDevNet) Land management is ‘drowning in a sea of data’

Forests, deserts and other habitats are suffering while...

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November 9, 2014
Pure soil the best medium to germinate Jabon seeds in

Pure soil is the best medium to germinate jabon seeds in. This is...

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Pure soil the best medium to germinate Jabon seeds in Pure soil is the best medium to germinate jabon seeds in. This is according to a study by Irawan and Purwanto, published recently in Agricultural Science. The same study also concluded that the best medium for jabon seedling...

November 9, 2014
Tree cover transitions and food security in Southeast Asia

Trees provide a host of products and services, allowing forest-edge...

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Tree cover transitions and food security in Southeast Asia Trees provide a host of products and services, allowing forest-edge communities to be food-sufficient (through trade) without cutting down forests. A study of food security aspects of land-use in four configurations of agriculture, forest and agroforestry, based on...

November 9, 2014
REDD+: From Euphoria to Reality

As the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto protocol had, in the...

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REDD+: From Euphoria to Reality As the Clean Development Mechanism of the Kyoto protocol had, in the land-use sectors, been restricted to afforestation and reforestation, the concept of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation (RED) raised interest at the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP)of...

November 8, 2014
(Huffingtonpost) Slowing the Brain Drain in Central Africa to Protect...

Central Africa--long plagued by conflict and widespread poverty--faces...

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November 8, 2014
Trees for Food Security Project– A successful Mid-Term Review

The Trees for Food Security (TFS) project Mid-term review (MTR) was...

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November 6, 2014
(Coatings World) Water Shortages in Africa Drive Up Demand For Water...

Demand for water storage tanks in Africa to alleviate high level water...

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November 6, 2014
AgFor Sulawesi dan Pemkab Boalemo Tanda Tangani Nota Kesepahaman

Program Agroforestry and Forestry in Sulawesi (AgFor Sulawesi) dan...

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November 6, 2014
Gorontalo teams work fast with initial surveys

After officially commencing activity in the province last June, the...

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November 6, 2014
Climate change will hit India hard but agriculture can adapt

Asia is expected to bear one of the largest burdens of climate change,...

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November 6, 2014
Will merging environment and forestry ministries in Indonesia see...

Indonesia’s new government has merged environment and forestry...

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November 6, 2014
Model farm in Brazil promotes agroforestry

The Brazilian farm, Fazenda da Toca, hopes to become a replicable model...

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November 5, 2014
Vice-president of Chiang Mai University calls for integrated research...

There are manifold problems facing the hundreds of millions of people...

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Dr Prasit Wangpakapattanawong (l) and Associate Professor Doctor Sermkiat JomjunyongThere are manifold problems facing the hundreds of millions of people who rely on the Mekong River and its watersheds. Dealing with the problems starts with coordinated research   Associate Professor Doctor Sermkiat Jomjunyong, the vice-president for research...

November 5, 2014
Agroforestry is the new agricultural revolution

A 2 minute animation produced by the Pur Projet show the many benefits...

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November 5, 2014
The story of underground trees revealed

Underground trees are almost entirely buried and can live for more than...

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November 5, 2014
Study shows value of climate information services to African farmers

Climate information services – which provide timely weather information...

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November 5, 2014
Expanding the green bonds market to agriculture and forestry

An article on the FTSE Global Markets website outlines how eligibility...

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November 4, 2014
Meeting discusses formation of International Union for Agroforestry

At the recently concluded IUFRO 2014, scientists interested and those...

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Meeting discusses formation of International Union for Agroforestry At the recently concluded IUFRO 2014, scientists interested and those working on Agroforestry met to further discussions on modalities of forming an International Union for Agroforestry (IUAF). The idea to have IUAF was first mooted at the World...

November 3, 2014
Agricultural development set to benefit from a diet of CaSAVA

ICRAF’s Capacity-strengthening Approach to Vulnerability Assessment...

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Agricultural development set to benefit from a diet of CaSAVA ICRAF’s Capacity-strengthening Approach to Vulnerability Assessment looks attractive to two projects funded by the International Fund for Agricultural Development   By Kharmina Anit At the Second Quarterly Meeting of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) in the...

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