Food tree and crop portfolios for nutrition and resilience in Zambia Diets in rural Zambia are low in micronutrients essential for growth and well-being. But “food trees” can provide some of these much-needed micronutrients in their fruit, nuts, leaves and other edible parts, that can be consumed…

The main objective is to build a public–private partnership for restoration through agroforestry systems with cocoa and active restoration for carbon sequestration. The project aims for gains of 9.6 million tonnes of CO2 sequestered through the implementation of 18,000 hectares of agroforestry and…

Overview Arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) constitute 80 percent of Kenya’s land area. The ASALs are home to less-developed populations who live on less than USD 1 a day, are dependent on natural resources for their livelihoods, and are exposed to food insecurity. These lands are historically and…

Project Overview The refugee response in West Nile region is characterized by rapid population influx, overburdened services, scarcity of resources and lack of alternative energy sources. Natural resource use by the refugee community has exacerbated existing issues around natural resources…

Overview Nyungwe National Park is contiguous with Kibira National Park in Burundi. Together, these protected areas form the largest block of Afromontane forest remaining in Africa with one of the highest biodiversity. One of the oldest rainforests in Africa, Nyungwe is rich in biodiversity and…

Overview Efforts to reverse land landscape restoration in the Eastern Province have been constrained by several problems including dependence on wood as major source of energy, low tree survival rate due to termites, prolonged drought, uncontrolled grazing, fire outbreak and low investment. The…

The overall objective of this project is to improve and sustain through agroforestry the livelihoods of cocoa-producing communities while restoring degraded cocoa landscapes in buffer zones and protected areas. The specific objectives are to: mobilize and engage stakeholders, including principal…

Introduction The upland areas of the Mekong Region are home to ethnic minorities with high prevalence of poverty. Low access to markets and little cash for investments limit the development of sustainable livelihoods. Steep mountain slopes are exploited for farming, often of annual, monocultural…

The sustained growth of production in Côte d'Ivoire over the last 20 years has enabled the country to become the world's leading producer of raw cashew nuts. However, according to sectoral diagnosis, this performance is not sustainable. Indeed, it has been based on extensive and rudimentary…

  Issues The rapid expansion of coffee and pepper in the Central Highlands has secured Viet Nam as the world’s largest producer of Robusta coffee and black pepper. These two crops, directly and indirectly, support more than 1 million livelihoods. Yet, the Central Highlands remains the second-…