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Participants of the training on advanced management and leadership. Photo: World Agroforestry/Eyob Getahun 
Abiyot Berhanu (first from left) and Agena Anjulo (second from left) at the World Agroforestry seed laboratory in Nairobi with Sammy Carsan and Niguse Hagazi.
About 500 kilometers (km) north of Kampala, Uganda, our driver meanders through a dusty terrain, delicately navigating through narrow paths with overgrown bushes. Overbearing temperatures are on a high of 35 degrees Celsius, and just when we begin…
Soil health maps can help smallholder farmers make better decisions on improving their yields. Rod Waddington/Flickr
Healthy soils are vital to human survival. They play a pivotal role in feeding global populations – after all, food is grown in soil. Healthy soils grow more crops and allow for nutrients to be better absorbed by the crops. That’s why it’s important…
The trainer, Poul Elgaard, standing in the middle, and the participants during practical training in a forest. Photo: World Agroforestry/Girma Eshete  Nine foresters were trained as trainers on seed collection and handling from October 28…
Abrham Abiyu, left, explained to the students about the BSO   Grade one and two pupils of Lion Heart Academy, Addis Ababa, visited the Provision of Adequate Tree Seed Portfolio in Ethiopia (PATSPO) project Breeding Seed Orchard (BSO)…
Catherine Muthuri and Kiros Hadgu at the Tibe Agroforestry Trial Site Photo: World Agroforestry/Eyob Getahun