Agroforestry News

Wangari Maathai lives on May 18, 2012

The Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), an informal, voluntary arrangement among international organizations and secretariats with substantial programmes on forests, has launched the Wangari Maathai Award 2012.

New agricultural organization to help achieve the MDGs May 18, 2012

Nine research and development centers have launched the Association of International Research Centers for Agriculture (AIRCA).

Supporting Ethiopia's soil analysis capacity May 17, 2012

The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) through the Africa Soil Information Service (AfSIS) is providing scientific and advisory support to the Ethiopian Government on soil spectroscopy as part of the new Ethiopia Soil Information System (http://africasoils.net/EthiopiaSoils).

Global project aims to improve diets through traditional foods May 4, 2012

By Wambui Muriithi

Western Kenya's crucial climate change training May 4, 2012

By Wambui Muriithi

African agriculture ‘Dirt Poor’ but will inorganic fertilizer make it rich? April 27, 2012

A recent World Agroforestry blog post by Mike McGahuey, a natural resources management advisor,  addresses questions raised by the recent 'African agriculture: Dirt Poor' Nature Magazine article.

Beating Famine’s 50 million dollar resolution April 24, 2012

One of the major resolutions from the Beating Famine conference has been to propose a USD 50 million fund fo

Real time satellite imaging set to spot illegal logging in the Amazon April 24, 2012

Brazil is now one step closer to winning the war against deforestation thanks to a contract signed by its National Institute for Space Research (INPE) and DMC International Imaging Ltd (DMCii).

An agroforestry chocolate farm April 23, 2012

A thought about agroforestry does not usually lead to a thought about chocolates but that is set to change thanks to collaboration between the World Agroforestry Centre and confectionery giant, MARS Inc.

Fertile volcanic soil under threat in Costa Rica April 17, 2012

CIFOR scientists advise Costa Rican farmers to concentrate on soil conservation says the online paper, Inside Costa Rica.