In West Africa, the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has set up a network of Rural Resource Centres (RRCs) to stimulate farmer experimentation and adoption of agroforestry technologies. A ‘typical’ RRC, which is run by a grassroots organisation such as a local NGO or farmer association, comprises a tree nursery, demonstration plots, a training hall, and a small library, and may also have accommodation and agricultural processing facilities. RRCs are one of the Top 20 innovations that are benefitting smallholder farmers identified by CTA and its partners in 2014. CTA is supporting dissemination of the Top 20 innovations in order to promote farmer awareness and productivity. Read more