Coffee bushes in a shade-grown plantation in the Andes, Ecuador. Morley Read/Shutterstock “Agroforestry” – the practice of having trees as part of farms – is as old as agriculture itself. But as a ...

Maxwell Ochoo’s first attempt at farming was a dismal failure. In Ochieng Odiere, a village near the shores of Kenya’s Lake Victoria, “getting a job is a challenge,” the 34-year-old says. To earn some ...

International Day of Forests was marked on March 21 and, policymakers, conservationists, and the private sector must recognise agroforestry as a key solution to Uganda’s environmental and food ...

There's a longstanding attitude in many farming communities that trees and agriculture don't mix. But agroforestry can provide a multitude of benefits to farmers and landscapes. A new study provides a ...

New Delhi: The Centre has issued model rules for the felling of trees on agricultural land in a bid to promote agroforestry with the aim of doubling farmers' incomes, increasing tree cover outside ...

In a country where good news is scarce, a pioneering agroforestry project in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea is restoring heavily degraded landscapes and providing much-needed food for ...

NEW DELHI: The Central Government has introduced model rules aimed at promoting agroforestry on agricultural land, with the goal of improving the business environment for farmers involved in tree ...

A stakeholder’s workshop to promote the development of agro-forestry and tree planting has ended at Walewale in the Northern Region. The forum, which was attended by community leaders, assemblymen, ...

A two-day agro forestry workshop held at the College of Forestry, Kerala Agricultural University, recommended the establishment of the State Agroforestry Board and Farm Forestry Department under the ...

If you liked this story, share it with other people. Agroforestry, or forest gardening, is the practice of growing of trees, shrubs, herbs, and vegetables together in a group mimicking a forest, or ...

"Agroforestry" - the practice of having trees as part of farms - is as old as agriculture itself. But as a field of scientific enquiry and policy making, it's now marking its 40th birthday. In 1978 ...