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FAO State of the Forests Report: Use trees wisely, whether they be in forests or on farms, is the core message contained in the FAO's newly issued report, "The State of the World's Forests 2012'. Hundreds of millions depend on trees for food, fruit, fodder, medicine and soil fertility; billions more on the timber and fiber trees produce. And, argues the FAO, if trees are properly managed, they can provide all this and more while restoring land, capturing carbon and reversing biodiversity loss. Continue Reading

By Torben Timmermann for CCAFSJune 18, 2012“Re-greening of dry lands is not expensive and it is not technically difficult. In fact it is being done and it is fundamental to make smallholder farmers more productive, profitable and more resilient”. Continue Reading

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

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

Smallholder maize farmers in Malawi are adopting sustainable crop management practices that cut labor and help capture and hold rainfall, salvaging harvests when water is scarce.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