With the UN Climate Conference (COP27) and the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15) just behind us, landscape restoration has once again been at the center of conversations about climate change mitigation and adaptation, agricultural productivity, and…
Many cocoa farmers in Côte d'Ivoire are expanding into forest areas to reverse the trend from declining productivity. Photo by: C. Adjehi (ICRAF)  As Côte d’Ivoire’s forests decline under cocoa expansion, researchers explore adoption…
Study explores factors affecting the choice of species planted Figure 1 : Agroforestry Cocoa farm demo plot in ICRAF office at Soubré- Côte d’Ivoire. Credit: Gilberte Koffi 
New publication explores potential contributions to continental development
Scientists share recommendations from soil characterization study with national Cotton and Cashew Council Figure 1: Cashew nut trees at Badikaha - Côte d'Ivoire 
The book, Tree Commodities and Resilient Green Economies in Africa, was launched on 19 July 2022 at the 5th World Congress on Agroforestry in Quebec, Canada and online.   The book’s 30 chapters by 55 authors…
  Scientists argue there is need to act now to preserve the health of land that is under threat owing to the climate emergency and increased degradation.   Land, the major part of the natural capital that generations inherit and…
  Scientists draw attention to the importance of the forests in mitigating climate change and preserving biological diversity.  
Degraded cocoa landscapes need to be restored to health. Photo: ICRAF