The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is seeking ‘gray literature’ relating to how trees affect food production and natural resource management.

People conducting research on agroforestry systems, sustainable intensification, climate-smart agriculture or similar tree-based systems in the context of food security and nutrition are being asked to contact the Center with relevant literature or ideas on how a new study can be made relevant for researchers, development practitioners and policy makers.

An article on CIFOR’s Forests News blog explains how most smallholder food production systems take place in mosaics of tree cover and agriculture. Amid concerns about the future sustainability of farming practices, research is needed into alternative food production systems that can feed a rising population while causing minimal damage to fragile ecosystems.

CIFOR is looking for examples – both successful and unsuccessful – of where food production has been reconciled with conservation. The Center will conduct an ongoing review into how forests and trees contribute to food production and natural resource management.

For more information on the study, contact Samson Foli (s.foli@ccgiar.org) or James Reed (j.reed@cgiar.org)

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