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Lifting no-till’s profile in the Middle East is the aim of a project undertaken by the International Centre for Agricultural Research in Dryland Areas (ICARDA), partly funded by AusAID.Click here to read more. Continue Reading

In Africa, planting trees along with corn in soil that is low in nitrogen can substantially increase corn production without expensive fertilizers. In a decade, the number of small farmers using Fertilizer Tree Systems has ballooned from a few hundred to more than 250,000.Click here to read more. Continue Reading

Farming practices that incorporate natural resources conservation will provide sustainable solution to food insecurity in Africa in the face of climate change,declining soil fertility and shrinking size of arable land. Click here to read more. Continue Reading

Kenyan farmers could accerelerate expansion of the country`s forest cover if they embrace an innovative but cost-effective biological technique to resuscitate tree stumps,roots and seeds inorder to reclaim degraded landscapes and natural assets crucial to food security and environmental sustainability. Continue Reading

By Mieke Bourne and Yvonne Otieno for Agroforestry WorldApril 14, 2012 Environmental degradation can only be reversed by addressing direct and indirect drivers of change. The said drivers of change include public participation in decision-making, cultural factors and technological change. Continue Reading

By Paul Stapleton for Agroforestry WorldOriginally published on December 6, 2011A learning event at the Agriculture and Rural Development Day held in association with United Nations climate change talks in Durban, South Africa Continue Reading