Agroforestry is recognized as a way to boost local biodiversity, improve soils and diversify farming incomes. New research suggests it may also benefit nearby forests by reducing pressure to clear ...

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 ...

Small-scale farmers across the globe are struggling with mounting challenges, from climate change to food insecurity and biodiversity loss. Rising temperatures, shifting rainfall patterns, soil ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization, FAO, recently released new guidelines to promote agroforestry. It says this often neglected sector of agriculture, that combines forestry with agriculture, is ...