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    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.

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    World Agroforestry (ICRAF) is a centre of science and development excellence that harnesses the benefits of trees for people and the environment. Leveraging the world’s largest repository of agroforestry science and information, we develop knowledge practices, from farmers’ fields to the global sphere, to ensure food security and environmental sustainability.

     

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    Driven by our vision of a world where all people have viable livelihoods supported by healthy and productive landscapes, our global team of science, research, development, institutional and resource professionals seeks to better combine the science of discovery with the science of delivery. To realize this vision, we focus on four key interacting themes: By combining more productive trees with more resilient and profitable agricultural systems and a sounder understanding of the health of the soil, land and people that is part of ‘greener’, better governed landscapes, we offer valuable and timely knowledge products and services to the global community as it tackles the major challenges of the Anthropocene. These include dealing with climate change; low soil carbon; widespread forest, tree and soil loss leading to degradation; poverty; demographic upheavals and conflict; and securing equitable futures for all with a special focus on women and children.

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    • Discover Agroforestry
    A climate change atlas for Africa of tree species prioritized for forest landscape…

    Our Climate Change Atlas for African trees shows how alterations in environmental condi

    Read More
    The Resources for Tree Planting Platform

    The Resources for Tree Planting Platform explains how to go about sourcing good quality

    Read More
    Agroforestry Species Switchboard: a synthesis of information sources to support tree research and development activities. Version 3.0
    Agroforestry Species Switchboard: a synthesis of information sources to support tree…
    Suggested citation: Kindt R, John I, Dawson IK, Graudal L, Lillesø J-P B, Ordonez J, Jamnadass R. 2022. Agroforestry Species Switchboard: a synthesis of information sources to…
    Read More

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    World Agroforestry works throughout the Global South with footprints in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Our activities span over 44 countries in six regions. Each office oversees, plans, coordinates and supports initiatives within their region, and maintains liaisons and partnerships with governments, development partners, learning institutions and civil society

    Region menu

    • Eastern & Southern Africa
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    Use dirt solution for carbon pollution, says expert
    Read More
    In Kenya, a community regrew its forest — and redefined reforestation success
    Read More
    Our Global Food Systems Are Rife with Injustice: Here’s How We Can Change This
    Read More

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Ill health in agroforestry: a challenge in scaling up agroforestry innovations
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Hailu G
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Sustainable development depends on maintaining the health of the natural resource base. Agroforestry has been recognized as a promising means for combining production with resource conservation. It has been shown that agroforestry can contribute directly to better food security, health and nutrition through improvement of land productivity and services. Agroforestry is increasingly being recognized for its potential to solve problems related to soil fertility and erosion, water management, environmental services and biodiversity. Pests and diseases on agroforestry trees are among the challenges faced while scaling up Agroforestry technologies. Although diversification of tree and shrub species is generally accepted as good, there is a need to assure productivity and sustainability of agroforestry innovations by addressing tree-crop health. This learning material is focused on understanding treeecrop interactions in terms of pests and diseases and developing approaches for the management of ill-health. The principal objective is to familiarize students and trainers with the common tree-health problems in Agroforestry systems. Chapter one provides an introductory note on ill-health of trees and principles of tree health assessment in agroforestry with a few examples of biotic and abiotic factors that affect tree health. Chapter two deals with pests and diseases in Agroforestry. Chapter three draws attention to the contributory factors of ill-health in Agroforestry. It expounds important concepts relevant to the understanding of tree-crop-pest-pathogen interactions. Successful scaling- up of agroforestry technologies depends on how best the systems cope with the changing climate. Thus, chapter four presents some of the issues relevant to Agroforestry that require developments of safeguarding mechanisms. Finally, Chapter five covers ill-health management strategies. lt draws attention on the concepts of ill-health and how to manage health at the species, technology and landscape levels. Many references are drawn from electronic media with the intention that readers and journal resources as well as electronic media for quick information. The exercises and future research recommendations are intended to guide the reader, and should be modified according to prevailing circumstances.

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