Agroforestry News
| China-Africa cooperation on rainwater harvesting | March 18, 2013 |
A major problem for the Maasai people of East Africa is accessing water for themselves and their livestock. |
| Improving coffee production in Vietnam | March 18, 2013 |
Ageing coffee trees in Vietnam are set to be replaced with subsidies provided to the Western Highlands Agriculture & Forestry Science Institute (WASI) by Nestle. |
| The Shinyanga success story | March 14, 2013 |
In Tanzania, millions of hectares of trees and natural woodlands have been restored through the Shinyanga Soil Conservation Programme. |
| We need indigenous knowledge to adapt | March 14, 2013 |
Indigenous people the world over have a proven record of adaptive resilience to environmental change. |
| Cheikh Mbow talks to Joe DeCapua (VOA) | March 13, 2013 |
In African savannahs, or grasslands, wildfires can either be destructive or beneficial. It all depends on when those fires occur. |
| ICRAF opens a new office in Sierra Leone | March 13, 2013 |
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has opened a satellite office in Sierra Leone to serve as one of the implementing sites for a new project called BIODEV: Building Biocarbon and Rural Developme |
| Boom in argan oil may threaten future production | March 13, 2013 |
Argan oil, which has been consumed by the Berber people in Morocco for centuries, helps to reduce cholesterol as well as having many environmental benefits. |
| The relationship between insects and shade in cocoa agroforests | March 13, 2013 |
Cocoa agroforests can support biodiversity but the intensification of farming is degrading agroforests and affecting ecosystem services such as biological pest control. |
| Agroforestry, agroecology and the future of agriculture | March 12, 2013 |
In a new broadcast on Irish national radio RTÉ1, world-renowned agricultural, policy and development experts share their thoughts on how to strike the balance between free trade, food security and |
| Agroforestry potential in Nigeria | March 11, 2013 |
The potential for investment in forestry in Nigeria is high, with agroforestry a real possibility. |
