Agroforestry

Agroforestry part 14: A potential natural climate solution

Agroforestry, which refers to the incorporation and maintenance of trees in agricultural landscapes, includes a diversity of indigenous, traditional and modern farming practices. The ...

Crops

9 Oct 2025 · 7 min read

Agroforestry part 13: Regenerative agroforestry helps mitigate climate change

Earth as we know it is rapidly changing. A few years ago, it would have been regarded as wildly imaginative if you mentioned that droughts and floods are simultaneously devastating Afric...

Crops

17 Sep 2025 · 7 min read

Agroforestry in Kenya part 8.5: Agroforestry systems in arid and semi-arid lands

In the previous two articles we focused on agroforestry in humid highlands and humid lowlands. The arid and semi-arid areas (ASALs), however, cover the largest part or 80% of the total l...

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12 Aug 2025 · 4 min read

Agroforestry in Kenya part 8.4: Agroforestry systems in humid lowlands

In the previous article we looked at the different agroforestry systems used in the humid highlands. In this issue, we consider the systems suitable for humid lowlands. The humid lowl...

Crops

2 Jul 2025 · 8 min read

Agroforestry in Kenya 8:3: Agroforestry practices in different regions

Agroforestry, as we have learned from the two previous articles, is a dynamic, ecologically based, natural resource management system that, through the integration of trees in farm- and ...

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9 Jun 2025 · 7 min read

Agroforestry part 9: Kenya -The impact of agroforestry

The introduction to agroforestry in the previous article explained the broad principles of this agriculture system. • In this article, we look at the value of the systems with regar...

Crops

15 Apr 2025 · 7 min read

Agroforestry in Kenya: Part 8

Agroforestry refers to a harmonious relationship between nature and agriculture that leads to environmental stewardship and community prosperity. In short, it means the integration of t...

Crops

11 Mar 2025 · 7 min read

Agroforestry part 7: Multi-storey home gardens of Mt Kilimanjaro part 2

Management aspects of the Chagga home gardens The Chagga home gardens are an excellent example of a multi-storeyed agroforestry cropping system on Mt Kilimanjaro in Northern Tanzania....

Crops

18 Feb 2025 · 9 min read

Agroforestry part 6: Multi-storey home gardens of Mt Kilimanjaro

Introduction to the Chagga home gardens The Chagga home gardens are a prime example of a multi-storeyed agroforestry cropping system on Mt Kilimanjaro in Northern Tanzania. The Chagga...

Crops

18 Dec 2024 · 8 min read

Agroforestry part 5: Parkland systems of Africa

Subsistence farmers in semi-arid West Africa consider trees as an integral part of agriculture. They have for centuries maintained a traditional land use system known as the agroforestry...

Innovation

26 Nov 2024 · 8 min read