Transforming lives and landscapes with trees
Transforming lives and landscapes with trees
The phase II of the East Africa dairy development project is going to...
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On the opening day of the World Congress on Agroforestry in Delhi,...
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At a seminar on mitigating climate change in Africa through social...
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Agroforestry is one of the most effective and popular tools available ‘...
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As the World Congress on Agroforestry wrapped up last week, a joint...
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Agroforestry researchers need to work better with governments, farmers...
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Market access and value-addition interventions increased farmers’...
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Market access and value-addition interventions increased farmers’ returns by about 50% in the Lake Kivu Pilot Learning Site, say Birachi et al in an article published in the African Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. The tonnage of...
The World Congress on Agroforestry was held in New Delhi, India from 10...
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Scientists in Nairobi have started to analyse the genetic makeup of 100...
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Asia: Spreading conservation agriculture, developing researchers
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IRRI and CCAFS regional program office/ Southeast Asia organize...
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Plump Goats and Pawpaws: A Story of Climate-Smart Farming in Kenya
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Eight graduate students from Bangladesh, Colombia, Kenya, Uganda, India...
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On 4 December, Todd Rosenstock, researcher with the World Agroforestry...
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Once every five years we celebrate the role of tree-based systems in...
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Once every five years we celebrate the role of tree-based systems in human prosperity with an international congress. The World Congress on Agroforestry 2014 in Delhi, India, opened the thematic sessions today with a programme on “The Business...
Once every five years we celebrate the role of tree-based systems in...
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Once every five years we celebrate the role of tree-based systems in human prosperity with an international congress. The World Congress on Agroforestry 2014 in Delhi, India, kicked off the second day of thematic sessions today with a...
Increased availability of water boosts tree canopy growth, reducing...
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Increased availability of water boosts tree canopy growth, reducing available light for crops and leading to lower grain yields, say Coulibaly et al in a paper published in Agroforestry Systems. Precipitation does have a key effect on grain...
“How many congresses have you attended that have school children,...
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Evidence shows that agroforests in Africa act as buffers against risks...
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Evidence shows that agroforests in Africa act as buffers against risks associated with climate change but there are obstacles to widespread adoption, say Rodel Lasco, Jane Delfino, Delia Catacutan, Elisabeth Simelton and Dave Wilson Stresses on traditional...
A session at the forthcoming World Congress on Agroforestry will hear...
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A session at the forthcoming World Congress on Agroforestry will hear the results of ethnographic research from India that showed how agroforestry can bring high value to households in dry areas with degraded land. In a paper that...
Can scientific methods for analyzing trade-offs and synergies help...
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Can scientific methods for analyzing trade-offs and synergies help smallholder farmers decide on the best use of crop residues to maximize their production? According to an article in a special issue of Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, the...
NAIROBI, KENYA (February 4, 2014)—African Women in Agricultural...
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The World Congress on Agroforestry will be carbon neutral, even though...
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The World Congress on Agroforestry will be carbon neutral, even though it is attracting over 800 participants from all over the world. Most participants will be flying to Delhi. Experts in the headquarters of the World Agroforestry Centre...
For 600 million rural people across Africa, the food they grow is the...
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According to the United Nations Populations Fund, the world is...
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According to the United Nations Populations Fund, the world is experiencing the largest wave of urban growth in recorded history. And as the population of cities swells to five billion by 2030 as projected by the UN agency,...
In a report titled ‘Sick Water? the central role of wastewater...
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In a report titled ‘Sick Water? the central role of wastewater management in sustainable development,’ the UN points out that a staggering 80 to 90 percent of all wastewater generated in developing countries is discharged directly into surface-water...
Several researchers presenting at the forthcoming World Congress on...
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Several researchers presenting at the forthcoming World Congress on Agroforestry say homegrown systems that capture carbon should be incentivized. They go further to propose the inclusion of agroforests, home gardens and boundary plantings in the UN systems for...
Although links to specialty and organic coffee markets were...
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Although links to specialty and organic coffee markets were promoted as a way to reduce rural poverty in several Central American countries following the coffee crisis, studies show that improved market access does not guarantee a reduction...
At least three research papers to be presented at the World Congress on...
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At least three research papers to be presented at the World Congress on Agroforestry will deal with Jatropha curcas, a tree that was once promoted in Africa as a biodiesel source, but disappointed many small-scale farmers. One of...
Fuelwood and charcoal remain the most important sources of energy among...
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Fuelwood and charcoal remain the most important sources of energy among both the rural and urban poor in the developing world, but their unsustainable use can quickly degrade the environment. But one Kenyan scholar has shown the way...