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Slow progress for agriculture in Bonn climate talks, but high hopes for Rio +20
The United Nations climate meetings in Bonn have now come to an end. On agriculture, there was much fruitful discussion and trust-building among parties. A contact group on agriculture met several times to share views informally. However, no formal decision on what the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) should recommend to the Conference of Parties (COP) on agriculture was made. Delegates chose to continue to exchange views on issues relating to agriculture (PDF) during COP18 in Qatar later this year. Continue Reading
Evergreen Agriculture for the Great Green Wall of Africa
By Christopher Mesiku for Agroforestry WorldMay 22, 2012In a recent BBC interview, World Agroforestry Centre scientists agree that the Sahara Desert is expanding and they are committed to support efforts to stop i Continue Reading
African agriculture ‘Dirt Poor’ but will inorganic fertilizer make it rich?
By Mike McGahuey for Agroforestry WorldApril 26, 2012The question is not, “should farmers use inorganic or organic fertilizer?” but rather, “How can farmers increase soil organic matter in a cost-effective way in order to recycle nutrients, increase fertilizer-use efficiency and establish the foundation for building and sustaining soil productivity in Africa?” Continue Reading
African farmers grow trees as a natural crop fertilizer
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
Greening Africa`s Farming key to Food Security, Experts say
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
Land regeneration for food security
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