Agroforestry
Agroforestry is a land use management system in which trees or shrubs are grown around or among crops or pastureland. This diversification of the farming system initiates an agroecological succession, like that in natural ecosystems, and so starts a chain of events that enhance the functionality and sustainability of the farming system. Trees also produce a wide range of useful and marketable products from fruits/nuts, medicines, wood products, etc. This intentional combination of agriculture and forestry has multiple benefits, such as greatly enhanced yields from staple food crops, enhanced farmer livelihoods from income generation, increased biodiversity, improved soil structure and …
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AIC: Agricultural Institute of Canada · 31 March 2024 English
The success of the Quebec pilot, combined with the identified need across the agriculture sector for more training opportunities for women led to the expansion of the program Canada-wide and …
and endangered timber trees using smallholder agroforestry. Duncan Macqueen discusses how the project is …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 22 February 2024 English
This report outlines and compares various policy measures that Costa Rica, Gabon, Indonesia, Peru, and Rwanda have put in place to address deforestation.
producing countries Abbreviations and Acronyms AfC Agroforestry Concession ARFFS Autoridad Regional Forestal … Viewpoints and lessons from producing countries agroforestry systems, recovery of denuded areas and technological … protection, (2) reforestation and agroforestry systems, and (3) mixed agroforestry systems. On average, the … encouraging farmers to grow coffee and cocoa in agroforestry systems. Through their tools, training, and … and non-certified farms that grow coffee in agroforestry systems in Costa Rica found that certified coffee …
TEEB: The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity · 21 February 2024 English
The aim is to provide policy support for the ecological and green development and effective transformation of the “Green is Gold” concept in the region and to provide reference for …
Build a number of large-scale and profitable agroforestry demonstration bases, support leading enterprises … sustainable income, stabilize the output value of agroforestry, and increase the comprehensive income of farmers … farmers in forestry. The proportion of agroforestry output value to the total output value of forestry …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 15 February 2024 English
interventions like beekeeping, tree nurseries, and agroforestry to support communities and reduce habitat pressures …
ICP: Institute for Community Prosperity · 30 January 2024 English
Add to this the killings of thousands in each of the conflicts in Ethiopia, Myanmar and Yemen; the civil war in Sudan, with at least 9,000 killed and another 5.6 …
95 One example of a regenerative practice is agroforestry (the planting of trees and shrubs alongside …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 22 January 2024 English
Discover tools, recommendations, and case studies on how to plan, design, and implement nature-based solutions for adaptation that advance gender equality and social inclusion while enhancing resilience, biodiversity, and ecosystem …
International Agricultural Research, World Agroforestry Centre, and CARE International) Box 3. Step … Change, Agriculture and Food Security, World Agroforestry Centre, & CARE. https://cgspace.cgiar.org/ …
IISD: International Institute for Sustainable Development · 17 January 2024 English
This report explores recent market trends in the tea sector and explains why sustainability standards and other value chain actors need to get better at recognizing the social and environmental …
riverbanks (Goswami, 2021). Tea can be grown in agroforestry systems, where it is planted with trees and …
INSPQ: Institut national de santé publique du Québec · 15 January 2024 French
Cette synthèse rapide vise deux objectifs : 1) mieux comprendre les différentes barrières auxquelles font face les professionnels responsables de programmes de promotion de la santé voulant rejoindre les personnes …
Security [CCAFS], CARE International and the World Agroforestry Centre, ICRAF, 2014, en anglais). Personnes …
Wilson Center Canada · 10 January 2024 English
11 The US and China are Food Superpowers THE US PRODUCES: CHINA PRODUCES: China's growing appetite means greater 22% 32% 30% 29% 22% 18% potential for US-China food businesses and …
integrated with trees and livestock Perennial crops Agroforestry Organic fertilizer Integrated soil fertility …
Wilson Center Canada · 27 October 2023 English
In a moment where bilateral regulatory mistrust threatens to dismantle many of the financial ties built-up over the last three decades, understanding the mindset of the Chinese regulator becomes all …
Indonesian NGOs, furthermore, market these agroforestry products and facilitate market transactions …
