One year into a large, participatory agroforestry project in northwest Vietnam, farmers are already enjoying benefits and looking to the future with optimism.
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“Seeds of growth” begin to germinate on n.w uplands of Vietnam
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A project in mountainous provinces of northern Vietnam is using agroforestry to make farming more profitable and environmentally sustainable for smallholders
In the bustle of large public gatherings, at places of worship, through text messages or even via handwritten letters in the mail, dairy farmers in East Africa are getting to learn about a fresh ne
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Volunteer farmers transforming East Africa's dairy sector
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By amplifying the reach of dairy-sector extension, volunteer farmer trainers are bringing real gains to dairy productivity and farmers' incomes
Value chain interventions in Nicaragua led to the ‘taro boom’ of 2003–2008, which saw exports of the ancient root crop to the US quadruple from 3,300 to nearly 13,000 metric tons.
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Livelihood and business assets matter in pro-poor value chain development
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Businesses, development practitioners and project funders looking to design sustainable interventions for value chain development that work for the poor will welcome the new manual.
The Ethiopian government has welcomed a new initiative that will harness the benefits of agroforestry in the country and throughout eastern Africa. Minister of State H.E.
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Trees for Food Security project launched in Ethiopia
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Ethiopia Minister of State H.E. Sileshi Getahun joined scientists from the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research (EIAR), and local and international partners, to inaugurate the Trees for Food Security project in Addis Ababa, on 6 August 2012.
