Add to ORKGAgroforestry can transform lives and landscapes. Trees and shrubs grown on farms provide fruit, timber, resins, fuelwood and livestock fodder. They also improve soil fertility, regulate water supplies and help farmers adapt to changing climatic conditions. Which begs the question: if agroforestry can bring so many benefits, why don’t we see lots of trees on every farm? Research in the Ethiopian highlands provides some interesting insights into why there are lots of trees in some landscapes, while few in others. The work was part of the USAID-funded Africa RISING (Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation) programme, which in the Ethiopian Highlands is managed by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)
Agroforestry is often discussed as a strategy that can be used both for the adaptation to and the m...
Because of the deforestation that has occurred over many years scarcity of fuel wood is a critical p...
Agroforestry is an ancient land use practice and modern science involving the deliberate management ...
Farmer participation is giving a boost to agroforestry and, in turn, to farmer income and environmen...
Despite global commitments to forest restoration, evidence of the pathways through which restoration...
A wide range of benefits Cue: While agroforestry, as a science, is quite new, in fact farmers have...
Agroforestry bridges the gap that often separates agriculture and forestry by building integrated sy...
Protecting crops and feeding livestock Cue: Many agroforestry tree species are known as multipurpo...
In Babati district, Tanzania, agro-forestry land use system has been traditionally used for hundreds...
Trees inside and outside forests contribute to food security in Africa in the face of climate variab...
Understanding the factors influencing agricultural yields and productivity is vital to food security...
There are increasing calls in Africa for ‘sustainable intensification’ of agriculture with the aim o...
Despite the efforts made to develop Ethiopian agriculture over the years, the problems of hunger, fa...
There has been a growing interest in land-use change and forestry activities for advancing the globa...
Despite the efforts made to develop Ethiopian agriculture over the years, the problems of hunger, fa...
Agroforestry is often discussed as a strategy that can be used both for the adaptation to and the m...
Because of the deforestation that has occurred over many years scarcity of fuel wood is a critical p...
Agroforestry is an ancient land use practice and modern science involving the deliberate management ...
Farmer participation is giving a boost to agroforestry and, in turn, to farmer income and environmen...
Despite global commitments to forest restoration, evidence of the pathways through which restoration...
A wide range of benefits Cue: While agroforestry, as a science, is quite new, in fact farmers have...
Agroforestry bridges the gap that often separates agriculture and forestry by building integrated sy...
Protecting crops and feeding livestock Cue: Many agroforestry tree species are known as multipurpo...
In Babati district, Tanzania, agro-forestry land use system has been traditionally used for hundreds...
Trees inside and outside forests contribute to food security in Africa in the face of climate variab...
Understanding the factors influencing agricultural yields and productivity is vital to food security...
There are increasing calls in Africa for ‘sustainable intensification’ of agriculture with the aim o...
Despite the efforts made to develop Ethiopian agriculture over the years, the problems of hunger, fa...
There has been a growing interest in land-use change and forestry activities for advancing the globa...
Despite the efforts made to develop Ethiopian agriculture over the years, the problems of hunger, fa...
Agroforestry is often discussed as a strategy that can be used both for the adaptation to and the m...
Because of the deforestation that has occurred over many years scarcity of fuel wood is a critical p...
Agroforestry is an ancient land use practice and modern science involving the deliberate management ...