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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2019
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Gebretsadik W, Seid HSeid H
, Tadesse S, Kuria AKuria A
, Kinuthia RKinuthia R
, Hadgu KHadgu K
, Tofu A, Abraham, Birhane E, Assefa A, Nyaga J, Oduol JOduol J
, Malesu MMalesu M
, Smethurst P, Kiros S, Carsan SCarsan S
, Muthuri C WMuthuri C W
Hadia studied for her diploma and bachelor’s (BSc) degree in Forestry at Wondo G...
Ruth Kinuthia joined World Agroforestry in 2012 under the Evergreen agriculture ...
Kiros Meles Hadgu (PhD) is a Scientist and ICRAF Country Representative for Ethi...
Judith is an Agricultural Economist based in Nairobi, Kenya. She holds a Ph.D. f...
Maimbo Mabanga Malesu is an agricultural engineering expert with 30 years of exp...
Sammy holds a BSc in Horticulture from the Jomo Kenyatta University of Agricultu...
Catherine Muthuri is the Regional Coordinator for the Eastern and Southern Afric...
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The second phase of the Trees for Food Security project (T4FS-2) begun in 2017 with the aim of accelerating the scaling up of successes of the first phase of agroforestry technologies for improved food security and resilient livelihoods. In Ethiopia, this includes enhancing knowledge of the impact of tree cover change on crop productivity, water, nutrients and livelihoods; integrating value chain development, introducing appropriate water management technologies and sustainable grazing options, establishing communities of practice for promoting locally adaptable agroforestry options supported by appropriate input systems; and strengthening the capacity of local institutions. Evidence from the second phase of the project is already showing that agroforestry is playing a key role in transforming livelihoods and landscapes of smallholder farmers through the provision of products and services that meet their needs and are adapted to their local context.







