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January 8, 2014
Partners in reforestation

A partnership network which aims to find a balance between forest...

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January 8, 2014
European Agroforestry Conference

The 2nd European Agroforestry Conference will focus on recent advances...

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January 6, 2014
The potential for PES in Asia

Representatives from 9 Asian countries have met to discuss Payments for...

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January 6, 2014
Jamaican farmers build climate resilience through agroforestry

Jamaican farmers are being assisted to improve their farming techniques...

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January 6, 2014
Agroforestry expansion plans for Mindanao, Philippines

Plans are underway to significantly expand coffee, cacao and rubber...

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January 3, 2014
Domesticating fruit trees for nutrition and livelihood

Nearly every rural homestead in western Kenya has some fruit trees. And...

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Boy eating the fruit of East African doum palm tree, Hyphaene compressa, in Lodwar, Turkana, Kenya. The fruits mature during droughts. Photo by Isaiah Esipisu Nearly every rural homestead in western Kenya has some fruit trees. And even though they pay very little attention to these trees, the villagers here know the trees are crucial cushions against hunger. “In all the years I...

January 3, 2014
Sharing information on sustainable land management in Gambia

Training in sustainable land management and climate change in Gambia...

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January 2, 2014
Coffee expanding in the Philippines

A vision to expand coffee production in the Philippines under...

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January 1, 2014
Synergy between policy and technology key to the future of Indian...

Achieving the right to food will require India to redouble its efforts...

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January 1, 2014
Tackling climate change in the Bolivian Andes

The efforts of one community in the Bolivian Andes to become resilient...

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December 31, 2013
Social media, agriculture and youth

Several avenues available for social media enthusiasts to contribute to...

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December 31, 2013
Reclaiming land with the right trees in Cameroon

Replacing eucalyptus trees with indigenous species in agroforestry...

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December 31, 2013
New tools for landscape restoration

Two new tools aimed at reversing degradation and deforestation are...

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December 30, 2013
Congress to evaluate agroforestry benefits

Knowledge of the positive financial, environmental and social impacts...

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December 24, 2013
Agroforestry set to grow even more in Viet Nam

The World Agroforestry Centre and the Viet Nam Academy of Forest...

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Agroforestry set to grow even more in Viet Nam The World Agroforestry Centre and the Viet Nam Academy of Forest Sciences have signed a formal agreement to work more closely together on agroforestry research, says Robert Finlayson   On 16 December 2013 in the offices of the...

December 23, 2013
International English version of the Indonesian National Strategy for...

The Forestry Research and Development Agency of the Ministry of...

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International English version of the Indonesian National Strategy for Agroforestry Research 2012–2030 The Forestry Research and Development Agency of the Ministry of Forestry, Republic of Indonesia, launched the English-language version of its National Strategy for Agroforestry Research in Jakarta, says Robert Finlayson The Forestry Research and Development Agency (FORDA) celebrated its 100th...

December 23, 2013
Forests, agroforestry and food security: FAO report

'Forests for Food Security and Nutrition’ is the theme of the 2013...

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December 23, 2013
Reversing the effects of slash and burn with agroforestry

In Copán, Honduras, a small grass-roots agroforestry project is...

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December 23, 2013
Agroforestry helps Honduran farmers cope with climatic changes

Farmers in Honduras who practice ‘Quesungual’ agroforestry have been...

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December 20, 2013
Ignorance kills

by Patrick Worms Every single day, millions of land users around the...

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by Patrick Worms Every single day, millions of land users around the world take decisions that will eventually threaten them, their children, their neighbours and millions of strangers around the world with poverty, destitution and death by starvation,...

December 20, 2013
Negotiation-support toolkit for learning landscapes

Governments and communities are finding it easier to work together to...

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Negotiation-support toolkit for learning landscapes Governments and communities are finding it easier to work together to create a sustainable, climate-friendly Southeast Asia thanks to a suite of ‘tools’ that support negotiations over land use, says Robert Finlayson This year, 2013, the World Agroforestry...

December 20, 2013
New agroforestry horizons in Myanmar: the challenge of slash and burn

Myanmar is opening to the world and its agricultural systems are...

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New agroforestry horizons in Myanmar: the challenge of slash and burn Myanmar is opening to the world and its agricultural systems are beginning to feel the pressure. World Agroforestry Centre scientists will soon start helping farmers with agroforestry, says Cathy Watson   Helping farmers to find alternatives to shifting...

December 20, 2013
Research history of the World Agroforestry Centre Southeast Asia...

A new book that outlines the Southeast Asia’s research history of the...

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Research history of the World Agroforestry Centre Southeast Asia program 1993–2013 A new book that outlines the Southeast Asia’s research history of the last 20 years and showcases each country’s research highlights of the last two years, has been published as part of the Centre’s anniversary celebrations, says Robert...

December 20, 2013
Indonesia celebrates the 20th anniversary of the World Agroforestry...

To commemorate the Southeast Asia program’s 20th anniversary, the...

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Indonesia celebrates the 20th anniversary of the World Agroforestry Centre Southeast Asia programTo commemorate the Southeast Asia program’s 20th anniversary, the headquarters in Indonesia shared stories and experience between staff and partners and launched three important books, says Robert Finlayson   This year, 2013, the World Agroforestry Centre’s Southeast Asia...

December 19, 2013
Replacing industrial fertilizers with legume trees: beans for thought?

Co-written by Todd Rosenstock and Kate Tully. Supplementing soils in...

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Replacing industrial fertilizers with legume trees: beans for thought?Co-written by Todd Rosenstock and Kate Tully. Supplementing soils in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) with nitrogen (N), an essential plant nutrient, through inorganic or organic fertilizers is essential for maintaining and increasing crop production, which is directly linked to...

December 19, 2013
In Pictures: Transforming dairy communities through voluntary farmer-to...

Photos of volunteer farmer trainers in KenyaDairy farmers in East...

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December 19, 2013
Twice the funding will take CGIAR to the “next level”

A doubling in funding for the CGIAR is expected to lift 150 million...

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December 19, 2013
Year of Rice turns spotlight on agriculture and climate change in...

In a speech to the president of the Philippines - primarily about...

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December 19, 2013
Air Force supports fruit tree planting in Zimbabwe

Zimbabweans are being urged to plant fruit trees to reduce imports,...

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December 19, 2013
Partners from different sectors congratulate ICRAF for a fruitful 20...

“ICRAF Philippines is among our sources of good research, which is the...

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