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December 18, 2013
CIRAD reflects on agriculture at COP19

Emmanuel Torquebiau, Climate Change Officer at the French Agricultural...

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December 18, 2013
“Bold coordinated action” needed on Great Green Wall

Building the resilience of people and natural systems in order to...

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December 18, 2013
Opportunities and challenges for agroforestry in India

Agroforestry can be a solution to supplying India with timber and fuel...

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December 17, 2013
(Reuters) New African academy to nurture nutritious "orphan"...

 The African Plant Breeding Academy opens in Nairobi to boost the...

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December 16, 2013
Join our #WCA2014 social media team!

Are you familiar with things like “Twitter”, “Facebook”, “blogging”, “...

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December 16, 2013
A new approach to managing erosion in Costa Rica’s coffee farms

Scientists have developed a new technique for managing soil erosion in...

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December 13, 2013
Development and environmental protection go hand-in-hand in Jamaica

A 3 year project to help Jamaica adapt to climate change and contribute...

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December 13, 2013
Agroforestry for sustainable farming in Fiji

Agroforestry training in Fiji is increasing the knowledge and capacity...

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December 12, 2013
Moving to climate-smart cocoa production in Ghana

Ghana’s cocoa producers are learning about climate-smart agriculture...

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December 12, 2013
Trees for Food Security in Ethiopia and Rwanda

Farmers in Ethiopia and Rwanda are being encouraged to grow trees...

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December 12, 2013
Agroforestry can take pressure off Indian forests

With forest resources in India under pressure from continued...

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December 12, 2013
Sustainable development possible in Africa

Sustainable development is possible in Africa through ‘low-carbon...

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December 10, 2013
ICRAF and partners launch first African Plant Breeding Academy

Hearty applaus­­e mingled with the sound of drumbeat at the World...

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ICRAF and partners launch first African Plant Breeding Academy Hearty applaus­­e mingled with the sound of drumbeat at the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) as the African Plant Breeding Academy came into being shortly after midday on 3 December 2013. The Academy, an initiative of the African Orphan...

December 9, 2013
(CCTV Africa) Examining Africa's orphan crops

The African Orphan Crops Consortium (AOCC) opened the African Plant...

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December 9, 2013
US taking an integrated approach to climate-smart agriculture

The US Government’s Feed the Future initiative was explained during a...

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December 9, 2013
Climate-smart agriculture must be gender-smart too

Engaging women in actions to adapt to and mitigate climate change is...

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December 9, 2013
“Agroforestry must be scaled up,” says Ban Ki-moon

Secretary-General of the United Nations, Ban Ki-moon has spoken about...

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December 9, 2013
Recognizing the importance of soil to agriculture

On World Soil Day – 5 November – an article on the CGIAR Consortium...

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December 6, 2013
Tackling obstacles, catalysing linkages, and developing synergies: The...

According to a 2011 IFAD report, approximately five million smallholder...

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December 5, 2013
Premiere: Agroforestry training for commune extension

Many of Vietnamese agriculture advisors working closest to the farmers...

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December 5, 2013
Global food challenge in graphics

As part of the 2013-2014 World Resources Report, a series of 18...

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December 5, 2013
Philippines agroforestry project under review

Five years on from the start of an agroforestry, livelihood and...

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December 5, 2013
Refresher course updates Indian agroforesters

Teachers and scientists working in agroforestry and related disciplines...

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December 4, 2013
A how to guide for propagating improved tree planting material

Nursery operators and smallholder farmers are set to benefit from a new...

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A how to guide for propagating improved tree planting material Nursery operators and smallholder farmers are set to benefit from a new manual by the World Agroforestry Centre on producing quality tree planting material. “Quality seedlings are fundamental to the performance of agricultural species,” says Moses Munjuga, research...

December 4, 2013
Culling the tree that feeds you: An optimal phased replanting approach...

For maximum orchard productivity over time, culling and replanting of...

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Culling the tree that feeds you: An optimal phased replanting approach for cocoa trees in Ghana For maximum orchard productivity over time, culling and replanting of cocoa trees should start between 5 and 9 years from planting. This is according to a study by Mahrizal et al, published in ‘Agricultural Economics’, which compared  various cocoa production...

December 4, 2013
African Plant Breeding Academy launched

The new African Plant Breeding Academy has opened in Nairobi, Kenya...

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December 4, 2013
The food gap can be closed

By improving the way food is produced and consumed, the food gap can be...

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December 4, 2013
Government support needed to boost agriculture in Uganda

Improving agricultural productivity and reducing poverty in Uganda will...

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