Agroforestry News
| PRESA praised by expert from State of the World 2011 report | February 13, 2012 |
The World Agroforestry Centre's Pro-poor Rewards for Environmental Services in Africa (PRESA) project was recently featured in a blog post by Danielle Nierenberg. |
| Evergreen agriculture a must for global resilience says UN Panel | February 8, 2012 |
In an all-encompassing report on sustainable development, a newly released UN report includes a whole section outlining a case for a new green revolution. |
| History shows future warming repercussions will be far worse than expected | February 1, 2012 |
Australian National University (ANU) Professor Tony McMichael published a paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences last week detailing dire consequences from climate change as a |
| Pros and cons of large-scale agricultural investments | January 31, 2012 |
As our global population continues to grow, food security issues drive further investment in third world agricultural land. |
| Support smallholder agricultural research says Bill Gates | January 26, 2012 |
In his 2012 annual letter, Bill Gates stresses the need to see innovation as key to solving global issues. Top of his agenda is innovation in agriculture. |
| 100 million Euros for agroforestry investments | January 25, 2012 |
Compagnie Benjamin de Rothschild (CBR) is working to raise around US$130 million for the Moringa Fund, for investment in agroforestry projects in Africa and Latin America. |
| Homegarden agroforestry catches on in Hawaii | January 19, 2012 |
Several initiatives have sprung up in Hawaii encouraging citizens to grow their own foods. One of these is the Farm to Fork initiative. |
| Homestead planting mitigates warming, increases profit | January 17, 2012 |
In a recent study, seven different tree-planting systems were compared for both their carbon sequestering ability as well for their economic returns. |
| Gates Foundation's new funding policy to focus on specific countries for greater impact | January 16, 2012 |
The Gates Foundation announced late last year that it will be focusing funding more towards helping specific countries in Africa and South Asia benefit from agricultural research. |
| Fodder research improves dairy output | January 11, 2012 |
Fodder research by World Agroforestry Centre scientists is helping to increase the earnings of a group of smallholder farmers in the Rift Valley, Kenya. |
