agroforestry
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Açaí: could the wonder fruit also be wonderful for forests?
SEOUL, South Korea (12 September, 2012)_The increased cultivation of açaí — the purple fruit that dangles from palms in the…
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Bangladesh forests disappearing at “alarming rate”, says expert
BOGOR, Indonesia (4 June 2012)_Scientists are sounding the alarm bells in Bangladesh as forest loss reaches 90 percent, a figure…
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Investing in managing forest landscapes improves incomes in Guinea
BOGOR, Indonesia (27 April 2012)_Visit any village around a set of project sites in the forests of Guinea’s Fouta Djallon…
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Domesticating indigenous fruit trees puts better food on the table in sub-Saharan Africa
BOGOR, Indonesia (5 April, 2012)_Encouraging local farmers to domesticate indigenous fruit trees could help provide much-needed vitamins to millions of…
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Mango trees help make food crops in Bangladesh more productive
DHAKA, Bangladesh (4 April, 2012)_Just planting a few mango trees in and around different food crops is proving to be…
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New tree-planting and water-use methods boost soil carbon to aid food security in Africa
LONDON, United Kingdom (30 March, 2012)_Innovative tree-planting techniques that amp up levels of soil organic carbon, an indicator of soil…
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Can you log your forest and eat it too?
For a copy of the study by Rist, L., Shanley, P., Sunderland, T., Sheil, D., Ndoye, O., Liswanti, N. and…
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When does technological change in agriculture promote deforestation?
If you would like to obtain an electronic copy of the paper, please write Ambar Liano. If you would like…
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