Featured Stories
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Centre scientists among first to evaluate DPR Korea’s agroforestry Friday, May 4, 2012 |
In a world first, World Agroforestry Centre scientists have collaborated with other partners to analyse DPR Korea’s participatory agroforestry project. | |
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Unity aspirations give birth to Global Landcare Alliance Friday, May 4, 2012 |
Landcare began in Australia in 1986 when landholder groups initiated community-based activities to protect and regenerate landscapes. | |
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Landscape co-management successes revealed Friday, May 4, 2012 |
Seven years ago, the World Agroforesty Centre and the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) took part in a bold, USAID-funded project that aimed to protect and enhance biodiversity in | |
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New book breaks new ground for soil conservation Friday, April 20, 2012 |
Lead author and World Agroforestry Centre scientist Edmundo Barrios together with partners from Embrapa and CIAT have launched a book to systematically guide the blending of local farmer knowledge | |
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Protecting livelihoods amidst Lower Mekong dam proposals Friday, April 20, 2012 |
Mekong River, the longest watercourse in Southeast Asia, is under intense development pressure. While China has an extensive hydropower programme underway on the Upper Mekong, as yet there are no dams on the river’s lower mainstream. | |
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Encouraging medicinal tree diversity within agricultural landscapes Wednesday, March 28, 2012 |
A recent study from the World Agroforestry Centre and published in the Forests, Trees and Livelihoods journal reveals that middle aged Prunus africana trees that are middle sized, give the best yields of an extract capable of reducing prostate gland disorders. | |
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Meet Purity Gachanga a farmer from Embu, Kenya Thursday, March 8, 2012 |
Do trees on farms work? Well ask Purity Gachanga. Purity hails from Manyatta division of Embu North district,Kenya, where her family inherited 4 acres of land. The Gachagas have 11 children, 6 boys and 5 girls and the whole family relies on the farm for food and other needs. The main sources of income are dairy cattle and goats and coffee farming. | |
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CGIAR Consortium attains International Organization Status Friday, March 2, 2012 |
The CGIAR Consortium, representing the world’s largest global agriculture research partnership aimed at reducing rural poverty and hunger was officially granted International Organization status today. | |
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New VECEA Map a potential platform for imbedding data from various GRPs Monday, February 27, 2012 |
One way to address the demand for extension workers in some parts of Africa is to create web based information systems that help farmers to become independent. A new vegetation map developed by the World Agroforestry Centre is on the way to becoming such an information system. | |
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Farmers key in effort to avert African 2015 famine Wednesday, February 1, 2012 |
In a recent presentation at the World Agroforestry Centre, renowned agronomist Roland Bunch put forward a case for an imminent widespread African famine by 2015 if steps are not taken to mitigate it. |
