Plant, connect, transform: The MyFarmTrees model put to the test in the field

In Cameroon, the MyFarmTrees platform brings together farmers, seed collectors, nursery operators, traditional authorities, municipalities, ministries, and international partners to make landscape restoration a driver of local resilience.

Led by the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, with support from the GEF, IUCN, and the Darwin Initiative, the platform is already active in six of Cameroon’s ten regions—West, Centre, South, East, North, and Far North—and supports several thousand families. Its ambition: to combine digital tools with decentralized governance to contribute to Cameroon’s goal of restoring 12 million hectares by 2030, while building local seed value chains and creating new economic opportunities.