So said World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) Chief Scientist Meine van Noordwijk, in view of the important role of trees in conserving biodiversity, reducing the impacts of climate change and protecting the landscape against desertification, while speakin…
The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) and the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have signed an agreement that signals a renewed commitment to the sustainable use of land resources and indigenous biodiversity, as well as ‘climate…
Results of pilot studies in the Philippines are showing that earthworms can increase yields from vegetable-agroforestry and that vermiculture is a not just a suitable, but also a gender-responsive, technology for the region.
Earthworms can increase yields from vegetable agroforestry systems, and vermiculture is also a gender-responsive technology, studies in the Philippines have shown
A new manual, ‘5 Capitals: A Tool for Assessing the Poverty Impacts of Value Chain Development,’ which has been tested through 23 case studies in Africa, Asia, Latin America and North America, is now available. It has valuable guidance for business…
