ICRAF in the Media
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India-Africa collaboration launchedA historic meeting which took place in New Delhi, India Nov.10-12 will see collaboration between the two continents. Immediate outcomes include 300 postgraduate scholarships in India starting in 2009. By Zeba Siaanoi, Nairobi, Kenya, 21-11-2008  |
ICRAF in the media: Bee farmers trained on profitable honey farmingThe participants received fresh knowledge on honey quality, good harvest and smoking, pollen, propolis and royal jelly production, bee venom extraction and queen rearing, honey wine and mead, bee-keeping equipment, honey marketing, and access to finances. FAO, SNV and World Agroforestry Centre, ICRAF, jointly organised the training By By Olive Ejang Tebug Ngoh, 'The post' Newspaper, Cameroon, 15-10-2008 |
ICRAF in the Media: Stanchart scoops top awardICRAF was among the organisations that received a FiRe award for second position in the non profit making organisations.The FiRe Award seeks to recognise excellence in financial reporting, sound corporate governance and corporate social responsibility among companies. By By NATION Reporter,Friday, October 10 2008, 13-10-2008 |
Climate Change Threatens The Himalayan RegionA joint ICIMOD/ICRAF-China seminar on Asian Water Towers was held as part of the World Water Week in Stockholm to raise awareness amongst the international community, to identify policy options strengthening the adaptation and ... By Communication Unit, 11-09-2008 |
Project to clear vegetation faces huge challengesThe idea behind LandCare is that local communities identify tasks that will benefit the environment in their own area and seek public funding to perform them. It began when farmers in the Australian state of Victoria in 1986 got together to plant trees on cleared land to hold back a rising water table and increasing salination. By Communications Unit, 06-08-2008 |
Farmers urged to join “Greener” RevolutionSome 100 delegates from 36 countries meeting at FAO have called on farmers to join the ongoing “Greener” revolution represented by a form of farming known as Conservation Agriculture. By Communications Unit, 28-07-2008 |
Farmers urged to join “Greener” RevolutionSome 100 delegates from 36 countries meeting at FAO have called on farmers to join the ongoing “Greener” revolution represented by a form of farming known as Conservation Agriculture. By Communications Unit, 28-07-2008 |
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Forests to fall for food and fuel/ICRAF IN THE MEDIADemand for land to grow food, fuel crops and wood is set to outstrip supply, leading to the probable destruction of forests, a report warns By By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News website
, 17-07-2008 |
New studies predict record land grab as demand soars for new sources of food, energyEscalating global demand for fuel, food and wood fibre will destroy the world's forests, if efforts to address climate change and poverty fail to empower the billion-plus forest-dependent poor, according to two reports released today by the U.S.-based Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI), an international coalition comprising the world's foremost organisations on forest governance and conservation.
The studies were delivered today at an event in the House of Commons hosted by Martin Horwood, MP for Cheltenham. Sponsored by RRI and the UK-based Forest Peoples Programme, speakers included Gareth Thomas, the UK Minister for Trade and Development; authors of the two reports; as well as advocates for forest communities in Africa and Asia.According to the findings released By Communications Unit, 17-07-2008 |
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ICRAF in the media: New climate – new agricultureWorldAgroforestry’s work has been significantly acknowledged in a feature story on agroforestry and climate change by Ebbe Schioller published in the Danish newspaper ‘Information’ on Monday 18 February 2008. By Ebbe Schioller, 20-02-2008 |
ICRAF in the media: New climate – new agricultureWorldAgroforestry’s work has been significantly acknowledged in a feature story on agroforestry and climate change by Ebbe Schioller published in the Danish newspaper ‘Information’ on Monday 18 February 2008. By Ebbe Schioller, 20-02-2008 |
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ICRAF in the Media: If we don't act now, we are all doomedThat is the basis for initiatives like The Plant for the Planet - Billion Tree Campaign, a global campaign that was jointly launched by the Green Belt Movement, Unep, and ICRAF. By Professor Wangari Maathai, Daily Nation., 14-08-2007 |
ICRAF in the Media:Our land is dyingLast year, researchers at the Nairobi-based World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) found that when eucalyptus matures, it sucks up as much as 200 litres of water each day By John Mbaria,The Environment Correspondent,Daily Nation., 14-08-2007 |
ICRAF in the Media: How much water do trees take?Using a modern water infiltration measuring technology,researchers at the World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF) are providing a unique way of determining how individual trees consume water.
By Kimani Chege,technews Africa, 09-08-2007 |
ICRAF in the Media: The new black gold“While the details are still in the works, the ‘big story’ is becoming more clear,” said Meine van Noordwijk, principal scientist for the World Agroforestry Centre. By Gillian Murdoch and Adhityani Arga, Malaysia Star - Malaysia
, 02-08-2007 |
ICRAF in the Media:Climate deals turn up heat in Indonesia’s dark peatlands“If this stays outside of the international discussions a huge opportunity will be missed.If accepted in principle, this will become part of the 2012-2017 international
regime,” said Meine van Noordwijk, a principal scientist at the World Agroforestry Centre. By Gillian Murdoc, www.reuters.com, 10-07-2007 |
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ICRAF in the Media: Global tree planting campaign puts down a billion rootsDennis Garrity, ICRAF’s Director, added: “It is with profound pride, and some amazement, that the World Agroforestry Centre joins with the Billion Tree Campaign partners to celebrate the early attainment of successful pledges to plant one billion trees for the planet.
By Press Release, Africanpath, May 31, 2007, 06-06-2007 |
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ICRAF in the Media:Maathai wants a billion trees to be plantedThe campaign, launched five months ago by the Green Belt Movement and the World Agroforestry Centre (Icraf), surpassed its initial goal seven months ahead of its original target after Senegal pledged to plant 20 million trees By Nation correspondent, Daily Nation, May 23, 2007, 06-06-2007 |
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ICRAF in the Media: Maathai launches tree planting campaignICRAF has appeared in the Media for the last two days for its support of the Billion tree Campaign launched by Prof. Wangare Maathai. By By Samuel Otieno and Wandera Ojanji, The Standard, online Edition, November 8 and 9,2006.
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ICRAF in the Media: Maathai launches tree planting campaignICRAF has appeared in the Media for the last two days for its support of the Billion tree Campaign launched by Prof. Wangare Maathai. By By Samuel Otieno and Wandera Ojanji, The Standard, online Edition, November 8 and 9,2006.
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ICRAF in the media: How global warming goes against the grain"The impacts on agriculture in developing countries, and particularly on countries that depend on rain-fed agriculture, are likely to be devastating," says Dr. Louis Verchot, principal ecologist at the World Agroforestry Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.
By By Martin Mittelstaedt,globeandmail.com, 23/02/07, 06-03-2007 |
ICRAF in the Media: How the noxious plant found its way into KenyaIn an interview with The EastAfrican, Abdi Zeira of ICRAF says Prosopis juliflora was alien to Africa until 1822 when its propagation begun in Senegal, then South Africa in 1880 with Egypt getting the infamous plant in 1900.
By John Mbaria, The East African, February 12, 2007, 21-02-2007 |
ICRAF in the Media: A million trees? No, we need a billionAccording to the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) planting trees between crops and in the boundaries around crops can help prevent soil erosion and restore soil fertility
By By Deodatus Mfugale, The Guardian, 15th February 2007, 21-02-2007 |
ICRAF in the Media: How the noxious plant found its way into KenyaIn an interview with The EastAfrican, Abdi Zeira of ICRAF says Prosopis juliflora was alien to Africa until 1822 when its propagation begun in Senegal, then South Africa in 1880 with Egypt getting the infamous plant in 1900.
By John Mbaria, The East African, February 12, 2007, 21-02-2007 |
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ICRAF in the Media:New crops needed to avoid faminesThe global network of agricultural research centres warns that famines lie ahead unless new crop strains adapted to a warmer future are developed.
By By Richard Black
Environment correspondent, BBC News website, 23-01-2007 |
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ICRAF in the Media: Local farmers barred from carbon tradeLouis Verchot of the world Agroforestry center(ICRAf) in Nairobi says Europe is changing goal posts could deny African poor farmwers access to the carbon dollars By By Gatonye Gathura, Daily Nation, Thursday 11, January, 2007, 23-01-2007 |
ICRAF in the Media:Calliandra Shrub Boosts Cow MilkJane Kugonza, a research technician working with ICRAF advises farmers to feed cows on Calliandra calothyrus (Kalibwambuzi), a shrub fodder rich in protein By John Kasozi,New vision,Kampala.
December 26,2006
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ICRAF in the Media:Smart Tabora Women reap from forestsICRAF work in Tanzania has had positive impacts in women empowerment and poverty reduction as well as environmental protection through sustainable use of Miombo woodland resources.
By Timmy Manase,Sunday October 15,2006, Citizen Magazine,Tanzania, 01-12-2006 |
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ICRAF in the Media: Syngenta to plant treesSygenta has set aside Sh24 million to plant 20,000 trees in the region as part of its activities to mark its fifth anniversary. The project will be conducted in partnership with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF). By The Daily Nation: Tuesday 12th September, 20-11-2006 |
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ICRAF in the media: Taming Africa's Leading Disease featured in the East AfricanAt a recent conference in Nairobi, the World Health Organisation came under severe attack, especially because of a general suspicion by participants that its policies are tailored to benefit "big guys" - giant pharmaceutical firms - and because the health body had asked 18 companies across the world to stop manufacturing monotherapies - drugs based on artemisinin alone By John Mbaria, 07-04-2006 |
ICRAF in the media: Taming Africa's Leading Disease featured in the East AfricanAt a recent conference in Nairobi, the World Health Organisation came under severe attack, especially because of a general suspicion by participants that its policies are tailored to benefit "big guys" - giant pharmaceutical firms - and because the health body had asked 18 companies across the world to stop manufacturing monotherapies - drugs based on artemisinin alone By John Mbaria, 07-04-2006 |
ICRAF in the media: Golden minds of MapangaOut of the tea growing district of Thyolo comes a tale of agricultural magic and sorcery. The tale is told in the activities of Mapanga Community Development Organisation, a group whose hands have set to turn everything they touch––be it dung or the mere sugar we heap in our tea–– into gold.
Lying in Nansadi–Bwaira ward, or better still in the area of Group Village Headman January, about seven kilometres from Thunga Trading Centre off the Blantyre-Mulanje Road, is a revolutionary story.
By Herbert Chandilanga(Nation Online-Malawi), 02-03-2006 |
ICRAF in the Media:Rebuilding Asia's coastal barrierIn the wake of the December 2004 tsunami, the Indian Ocean nations affected are admitting that the damage was partially self-inflicted. Over the past 20 years, these countries have systematically destroyed one of the most effective barriers to ocean forces - mangrove forests - in the name of development. By Marilyn Smith: The New Nation(Bangladesh)
, 27-02-2006 |
ICRAF in the Media:Rebuilding Asia's coastal barrierIn the wake of the December 2004 tsunami, the Indian Ocean nations affected are admitting that the damage was partially self-inflicted. Over the past 20 years, these countries have systematically destroyed one of the most effective barriers to ocean forces - mangrove forests - in the name of development. By Marilyn Smith: The New Nation(Bangladesh)
, 27-02-2006 |
Novella Africa in the Financial TimesNovella Africa, of which ICRAF is a member, was featured in the 14 September 2005 Financial Times article 'Philanthropy fosters commercial propostitions' by Sarah Murrary. By Tony Simons, 25-10-2005 |
Novella Africa in the Financial TimesNovella Africa, of which ICRAF is a member, was featured in the 14 September 2005 Financial Times article 'Philanthropy fosters commercial propostitions' by Sarah Murrary. By Tony Simons, 25-10-2005 |
Canadian newspaper reports on ICRAF technologyThe article, 'This time, Africa gets a real hand up', by ICRAF Director General Dennis Garrity, appeared in the Canadian national newspaper The Globe and Mail on 26 September 2005. By Communications Unit, 25-10-2005 |
Canadian newspaper reports on ICRAF technologyThe article, 'This time, Africa gets a real hand up', by ICRAF Director General Dennis Garrity, appeared in the Canadian national newspaper The Globe and Mail on 26 September 2005. By Communications Unit, 25-10-2005 |
ICRAF featured in the Danish mediaThree articles about the work of the World Agroforestry Centre recently appeared in the Danish news media. The stories, written by Ebbe Schiøler, focus on the work underway in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia By Communications Unit, 06-09-2005 |
ICRAF featured in the Danish mediaThree articles about the work of the World Agroforestry Centre recently appeared in the Danish news media. The stories, written by Ebbe Schiøler, focus on the work underway in Kenya, Malawi and Zambia By Communications Unit, 06-09-2005 |
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ICRAF-AHT featured on BBC World ServiceThe African Humid Tropics Regional Bureau of the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF – AHT) received a producer from a London based production house Back2Back Productions Ltd from 25-27 February 2005. By Catherine Momha, 22-03-2005 |
ICRAF work with medicinals in CameroonYaounde (Cameroon)— Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) in the Congo Basin are not only providing medicine and food for the people of the region and beyond, they are also bringing in lots of cash—in foreign exchange. By Tunsa Musa, 22-02-2005 |
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