It’s not easy selecting places for new agroforestry research sites when there are many agro-ecological and human factors involved.
Archive for April, 2013
Long-awaited study warns against jatropha hype
Jatropha farmers in Mtito Andei, Eastern Province, Kenya. Photo: Miyuki Iiyama, World Agroforestry Centre It has been promoted in Kenya as a biofuel crop that can grow well almost anywhere, but newly published research into yields from the jatropha tre…
National Project Coordinator
WorldFish, a member of the CGIAR Consortium, is an international, nonprofit research organization. CGIAR is a global partnership that unites organizations engaged in research for a food secure future. CGIAR research is dedicated to reducing rural pover…
La recherche et le développement rizicoles en Afrique entrent dans l’histoire
Témoignages–Les travaux de recherche d’AfricaRice et de ses partenaires ont significativement contribué à l’augmentation de la production et des …
Population Growth
CIMMYT fights hunger and poverty in the developing world through smarter agriculture. We are the world’s number one caretaker and developer of maize and wheat, two of humanity’s most vital crops. Maize and wheat are grown on 200 million hec…