World Agroforestry in China coordinates the development of mountain agroforestry systems and demonstrates large-scale agroforestry research and training at the Honghe Innovation Centre for Mountain Futures. Other key activities include major projects on using mushrooms and fungi for soil health, income and nutrition, agrarian shelterbelt systems in Central Asia, and using traditional ‘ecological calendars’ to plan agricultural activities in the face of climate change.

ICRAF in China operates through a unique partnership with the Centre for Mountain Futures (CMF), a joint laboratory with Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and also through a joint laboratory on Agroforestry and Sustainable Animal Husbandry, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences in Beijing.

ICRAF also operates an office (hosted by the University of Central Asia) in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.