The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR and World Agroforestry (ICRAF) joined forces in 2019, leveraging a combined 65 years’ experience in research on the role of forests and trees in solving critical global challenges.
PATSPO Project –context for the consultancy
The ‘Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolios’ (PATSPO Project)is designed to support the Government of Ethiopia in its large forest land rehabilitation programme, in particular through the strengthening the tree seed sector in the country. The expected impact (or development goal) of PATSPO will be enhanced current and future landscape restoration activities in Ethiopia involving the use of trees.
The main effect will be through increased productivity by (i) making available better adapted planting material, and (ii) improving the accessibility of the material from nurseries to tree planters and appropriate post planting management to ensure survival and optimal growth.
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Dry forests and woodlands in Africa represent an important resource base for livelihoods and economic development (Suderland and Ndoye, 2004; Paumgarten and Shackleton, 2009).
Tree planting is an integrated part of the Ethiopian government’s policies. Already in 2011, Ethiopia launched an ambitious plan to become a "green economy front-runner" by 2030 in its Climate…
Training of staff in the tree seed sector was an important output of PATSPO (2017-2022) and the same goes for PARSPO II.
This guideline is intended for tree planting organisations and individuals and tree nursery managers in Ethiopia.
Purpose and background of the consultancy