http://www.cgiar.org A Global Agricultural Research Partnership Fri, 02 Aug 2013 07:55:41 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/08/01/use-a-computer-to-choose-the-best-way-to-manage-your-land/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/08/01/use-a-computer-to-choose-the-best-way-to-manage-your-land/#comments Thu, 01 Aug 2013 05:16:49 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=770578 Governments can use a computer model to see the effects of different land uses. We tested one model in a watershed in the Philippines, saving time and money. ]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/08/01/use-a-computer-to-choose-the-best-way-to-manage-your-land/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/26/regrowing-aceh-after-the-conflict-and-tsunami/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/26/regrowing-aceh-after-the-conflict-and-tsunami/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:31:47 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=766041 Four years after a land-rehabilitation project ended, farmers continue to improve their livelihoods and restore land to productivity, says Robert Finlayson from the World Agroforestry Centre. ]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/26/regrowing-aceh-after-the-conflict-and-tsunami/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/26/community-mapping-for-responsible-palm-oil/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/26/community-mapping-for-responsible-palm-oil/#comments Fri, 26 Jul 2013 09:31:46 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=766049 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/26/community-mapping-for-responsible-palm-oil/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/22/mostly-bad-news-about-slowing-the-planets-warming/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/22/mostly-bad-news-about-slowing-the-planets-warming/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2013 09:45:33 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=754080 Financial worries, blatant greed and misinformation seem to have derailed attempts to mitigate global warming. But the ‘New York City approach’ and agroforestry offer some hope. ]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/22/mostly-bad-news-about-slowing-the-planets-warming/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/rise-trees-farm-calls-rethink-forest-research http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/rise-trees-farm-calls-rethink-forest-research#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2013 00:39:28 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=752810 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/rise-trees-farm-calls-rethink-forest-research/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:00:00 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=751002 http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 21:00:00 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=751000 http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/19/new-technologies-for-cocoa-farming-pull-youth-secure-chocolate/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/19/new-technologies-for-cocoa-farming-pull-youth-secure-chocolate/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 15:30:17 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=752733 “In one of our project sites a university graduate recently went back to his family’s cocoa farm of his own accord,” Christophe Kouamé said, to make the point that new technologies can make farming more appealing to young people. The senior scie...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/19/new-technologies-for-cocoa-farming-pull-youth-secure-chocolate/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/19/do-politicians-read-scientists/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/19/do-politicians-read-scientists/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2013 04:15:55 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=746786 Science has transformed our world but it can be hard to inform people about new developments. SciDev.Net and the World Agroforestry Centre are helping change that. ]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/19/do-politicians-read-scientists/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/18/more-people-more-trees-the-pathway-to-food-and-nutritional-security-in-africa/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/18/more-people-more-trees-the-pathway-to-food-and-nutritional-security-in-africa/#comments Thu, 18 Jul 2013 13:31:11 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=752740 “Evergreen Agriculture is ‘doublestory’ system that brings higher crop productivity and a diversified income base for farmers. It brings numerous environmental benefits too.” explained ICRAF scientist Jonathan Muriuki, at the Africa Agriculture...]]> http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/18/more-people-more-trees-the-pathway-to-food-and-nutritional-security-in-africa/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/cgiar-play-key-role-africa-science-week http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/cgiar-play-key-role-africa-science-week#comments Wed, 17 Jul 2013 03:08:03 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=745677 The role of agricultural science and innovation in tackling food security in Africa is under discussion during the sixth Africa Agricultural Science Week, underway in Accra, Ghana. ]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/cgiar-play-key-role-africa-science-week/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 21:00:00 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=743912 http://worldagroforestry.org/working-for-icraf/vacancies/feed/ 0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/9301249080/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/9301249080/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:46:44 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=752793 ICRAF Side event on 15Jul2013 at AASW6, Accra. More photos at: http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/ ]]> http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/9301249080/feed/ 0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/9298455747/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/9298455747/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:44:56 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=752755 Dr Zac Tchoundjeu at ICRAF side event on 15July2013, AASW6-Accra ]]> http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/9298455747/feed/ 0 http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/9301236268/ http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/9301236268/#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 13:44:31 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=752767 Prof August Temu at ICRAF side event on 15July2013, AASW6-Accra ]]> http://www.flickr.com/photos/icraf/9301236268/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/trees-life-world-congress-agroforestry-2014-opens-registration-and-abstracts http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/trees-life-world-congress-agroforestry-2014-opens-registration-and-abstracts#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 10:25:26 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=743228 Registration is now open for the World Congress on Agroforestry 2014 (WCA2014), through the website. ]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/trees-life-world-congress-agroforestry-2014-opens-registration-and-abstracts/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/niger%E2%80%99s-re-greening-revolution http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/niger%E2%80%99s-re-greening-revolution#comments Tue, 16 Jul 2013 04:22:05 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=752769 In just 20 years, tens of thousands of farmers in southern Niger have re-greened around 5 million hectares of once degraded farmland and significantly improved their livelihoods. read more ]]> http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/highlights/niger%E2%80%99s-re-greening-revolution/feed/ 0 http://www.slideshare.net/agroforestry/01-tchoundjeuzac-indigenousfruittreedomesticationfaraaaswaccra-july-2013 http://www.slideshare.net/agroforestry/01-tchoundjeuzac-indigenousfruittreedomesticationfaraaaswaccra-july-2013#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2013 15:55:38 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=740402 How participatory domestication of high value indigenous fruit trees brings nutrition and income to smallholder farmers whilst also conserving forests and biodiversity. Presentation at Africa Agriculture Science Week, Accra, 15 July 2013. ]]> http://www.slideshare.net/agroforestry/01-tchoundjeuzac-indigenousfruittreedomesticationfaraaaswaccra-july-2013/feed/ 0 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/15/when-will-the-chestnuts-bloom-in-the-summer-palace-in-beijing/ http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/15/when-will-the-chestnuts-bloom-in-the-summer-palace-in-beijing/#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2013 10:01:46 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=743235 http://blog.worldagroforestry.org/index.php/2013/07/15/when-will-the-chestnuts-bloom-in-the-summer-palace-in-beijing/feed/ 0 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/call-applications-2014-award-fellowships http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/call-applications-2014-award-fellowships#comments Mon, 15 Jul 2013 00:51:26 +0000 World Agroforestry Centre http://feeds.cgiar.org/?p=752782 http://worldagroforestry.org/newsroom/media_coverage/call-applications-2014-award-fellowships/feed/ 0