Native trees that dot African dryland areas bring a welcome respite from the tropical sun. In addition, and contrary to old assumptions, they “… may function as water harvesters, contributing to deeper drainage and recharge.” They might thereby...

Good Agricultural Practice (GAP), which is enforceable in world trade to control hidden subsidies, could help make food systems globally efficient and locally sustainable by closing two other important gaps   By Meine van Noordwijk and Lijbert Brussaard...

Faced with the unreliable weather patterns in a changing climate, high population, and shrinking farm sizes, subsistence farmers in Africa are turning to various coping mechanisms in order to ensure a crop and some income. A survey in...

 Agricultural value chains involve millions of people as producers, small-scale traders, processors and retailers, but these actors often receive a disproportionately small share of the final price paid by consumers. Value Chains Development can ensure that small-scale farmers...

One of Thailand’s leading research institutions and the World Agroforestry Centre in Southeast Asia have deepened their research-for-development program with a personal visit by the vice-president of Chiang Mai University   By Robert Finlayson   The vice-president for...