http://www.cgiar.org A Global Agricultural Research Partnership Sun, 02 Dec 2012 21:31:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/12/02/shame-and-pride-can-be-drivers-of-reforestation/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/12/02/shame-and-pride-can-be-drivers-of-reforestation/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 13:46:07 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=416652 “Are you a driver or a passenger in deforestation?” asked Tony Simons, Director General of the World Agroforestry Centre, as he opened a discussion forum that was part of Forest Day 6, held on 2 December 2012 in Doha, Qatar in conjunction with the ...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/12/02/shame-and-pride-can-be-drivers-of-reforestation/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/28/bat-diversity-in-a-healthy-landscape/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/28/bat-diversity-in-a-healthy-landscape/#comments Wed, 28 Nov 2012 06:18:29 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=410419 Bats are indicators of the health of an ecosystem. Different bats play different roles: some pollinate flowers; others eat fruits and disperse seeds, helping restore degraded landscapes; still others eat mosquitoes and insect pests. A new book by Panda...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/28/bat-diversity-in-a-healthy-landscape/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/carbon-sequestration-potential-farms-african-sahel http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/carbon-sequestration-potential-farms-african-sahel#comments Mon, 26 Nov 2012 12:29:26 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=406986 In Africa agricultural land covers more than double the area covered by forests, and that ratio is rising. This makes trees on agricultural land a promising tool for addressing climate change mitigation, through their ability to store carbon. But what ...]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/carbon-sequestration-potential-farms-african-sahel/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/sustainable-cocoa-production-better-life http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/sustainable-cocoa-production-better-life#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 14:09:07 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=405812 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/sustainable-cocoa-production-better-life/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/five-ways-agroforestry-helps-farmers-adapt-climate-change http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/five-ways-agroforestry-helps-farmers-adapt-climate-change#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 10:01:44 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=405565 We know that agroforestry can provide a range of benefits for subsistence farmers. But just how does agroforestry reduce farmers’ vulnerability to climate change? New research shows at least five ways. ]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/five-ways-agroforestry-helps-farmers-adapt-climate-change/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/how-redd-doing-africa http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/how-redd-doing-africa#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 09:25:31 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=405550 Done right, the Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) scheme can bring benefits to developing countries. But, according to Dr. Cheikh Mbow, poorly implemented REDD+ initiatives could negatively impact the very communities...]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/how-redd-doing-africa/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/23/sugar-women-wine-money-men-and-orangutan/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/23/sugar-women-wine-money-men-and-orangutan/#comments Fri, 23 Nov 2012 08:32:22 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=405532 We need a sophisticated understanding of how socio-ecological systems interact with markets,  policies and cultural norms before we can identify potential improvements to agroforestry systems that have provided livelihoods for farmers for many centuri...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/23/sugar-women-wine-money-men-and-orangutan/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/22/getting-trees-into-farmers-fields/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/22/getting-trees-into-farmers-fields/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:23:36 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=398596 For robust and widespread uptake of tree cultivation, smallholders need sufficient quantities of high-quality planting material, at prices they can afford. The question is, though, can small-scale rural nurseries adequately meet this need? World Agrofo...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/22/getting-trees-into-farmers-fields/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/16/a-seed-an-orchard-invisible-but-what-kind-of-orchard/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/16/a-seed-an-orchard-invisible-but-what-kind-of-orchard/#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 21:33:48 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=389960 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/16/a-seed-an-orchard-invisible-but-what-kind-of-orchard/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/gcard-2-time-rethink-our-approach-agriculture http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/gcard-2-time-rethink-our-approach-agriculture#comments Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:48:13 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=392675 How effective are the numerous scientific models, strategies and policies aimed at gearing agriculture to meet the challenges. ]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/gcard-2-time-rethink-our-approach-agriculture/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/window-future-fruit-and-nut-growers-can-adapt-climate-change http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/window-future-fruit-and-nut-growers-can-adapt-climate-change#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:09:13 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=385757 Growers of temperate fruit and nut trees in warm regions need ways to adapt to less winter chill in the face of our changing climate. But according there is much that can be done to help farmers adapt. ]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/window-future-fruit-and-nut-growers-can-adapt-climate-change/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/12/does-erosion-represent-landscape-level-loss-or-gain-of-carbon-stocks/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/12/does-erosion-represent-landscape-level-loss-or-gain-of-carbon-stocks/#comments Mon, 12 Nov 2012 07:56:00 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=385764 Erosion does lead to lower soil-carbon stocks on the eroding slopes, but we need to know what happens with the carbon-rich material that travels through the landscape. It might, for instance, get buried in a place where decomposition is slower than in ...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/12/does-erosion-represent-landscape-level-loss-or-gain-of-carbon-stocks/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/06/grassroots-organizations-how-effective-are-they-in-disseminating-agroforestry-innovations/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/06/grassroots-organizations-how-effective-are-they-in-disseminating-agroforestry-innovations/#comments Tue, 06 Nov 2012 12:32:16 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=385529 In-depth studies are needed to increase understanding of the factors affecting performance of organizations disseminating agricultural innovations, say World Agroforestry Centre scientists. ]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/06/grassroots-organizations-how-effective-are-they-in-disseminating-agroforestry-innovations/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/02/climate-change-will-recalibrate-agriculture/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/02/climate-change-will-recalibrate-agriculture/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2012 09:03:33 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=376884 “The leading edge of climate change has arrived” says a new policy brief launched at the Second Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development in Uruguay, but the growing of trees by smallholder farmers is offering an “avenue of adapt...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/11/02/climate-change-will-recalibrate-agriculture/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/agroforestry-goes-well-conservation http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/agroforestry-goes-well-conservation#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:17:14 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=385772 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/agroforestry-goes-well-conservation/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/good-bad-and-toxic-fuel-woods-trees-farms-make-difference http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/good-bad-and-toxic-fuel-woods-trees-farms-make-difference#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:12:11 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=373525 Sitting next to a fire holds great pleasure for most of us. So does the smoky flavour wood-smoke brings to food. However, daily use of firewood in poorly ventilated households can have hidden health consequences. It is important to choose the right tre...]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/good-bad-and-toxic-fuel-woods-trees-farms-make-difference/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/10/31/making-oil-palm-carbon-efficient/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/10/31/making-oil-palm-carbon-efficient/#comments Wed, 31 Oct 2012 02:38:01 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=373506 In Indonesia, oil palm covers around 8 million hectare or approximately 5% of the nation’s land area. Indonesia is the world’s biggest exporter of palm oil. The commodity has been the centre of controversy mostly because of the conversion of natura...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/10/31/making-oil-palm-carbon-efficient/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/10/26/plant-perennials-to-save-africas-soil/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/10/26/plant-perennials-to-save-africas-soil/#comments Fri, 26 Oct 2012 12:40:44 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=373532 Integrating perennials into farmland restores soil health and increases staple yields. Trees and shrubs such as Faidherbia albida and Gliricidia sepium improve long-term soil fertility, and some farmers in Africa now report up to four tonnes of maize p...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/10/26/plant-perennials-to-save-africas-soil/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/what%E2%80%99s-cooking-farms-health-nutrition-and-wealth http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/what%E2%80%99s-cooking-farms-health-nutrition-and-wealth#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:52:47 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=366786 Protecting and promoting plant diversity everywhere would benefit human and animal health, and help ease governments’ struggle with the global healthcare crisis, said prominent Ayurveda expert and human rights campaigner Miss S. Jalaja ]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/what%E2%80%99s-cooking-farms-health-nutrition-and-wealth/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/10/25/the-economics-of-oil-palm-in-indonesia/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/10/25/the-economics-of-oil-palm-in-indonesia/#comments Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:29:09 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=367362 The huge amount of oil palm in Indonesia reflects the crop’s economic attractiveness. The World Agroforestry Centre assessed the direct economic impact of oil palm to better understand the nation’s love affair with the crop. ]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2012/10/25/the-economics-of-oil-palm-in-indonesia/feed/ 0