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Purity, a Kenyan farmer shares her experiences and benefits of dairy farming with fodder trees. Click here to watch the video Continue Reading

Farmer Managed Natural Regeneration is an approach which World Vision uses to restore degraded land in projects throughout the world. The practice of FMNR can increase crop yields, firewood and livestock fodder. It can diversify household income sources through the sale of excess tree and non-tree products. It also has the ability enhance resilience to […] Continue Reading

Kuki Njeru’s eyes sparkle as she discusses her bamboo business. “There’s immense potential in restoring the gullies with bamboo,” she says. “Not only does it grow well on degraded land, it helps stabilize soils and prevent erosion as well.” A co-founder of GreenPot Enterprises, Kenya’s first integrated bamboo company, Njeru is the face of a […] Continue Reading

Dr. Dennis Garrity talks about the collaboration between World Agroforestry Center, Kenya Forestry Research Institute and Better Globe Forestry Ltd to reduce poverty in Kenya by helping farmers earn an income through dryland tree planting.     Click here for the full video Continue Reading

Trees grown on agricultural land significantly contribute to global carbon budgets, say authors in this recent study. If carbon from trees grown on agricultural land was well accounted for, total carbon estimates for agricultural land would be more than four times higher than they currently are, they add. This is good news, and getting better: between […] Continue Reading

The momentum for large-scale restoration has never been stronger. Restoration is increasingly recognized as a key strategy to meet climate change and sustainable development goals as well as growing demand for food, water and energy. In October 2015, the African Union endorsed a target to restore 100 million hectares (247 million acres) of degraded land […] Continue Reading