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🌿 Turning restoration into opportunity

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) launched, earlier this year, the regional project “Greening Agroforestry Economies: Strengthening Non-Wood Forest Product Chains and Smallholder Cooperatives” in Hammamet, Tunisia.

Focusing on high-potential non-wood forest products such as carob, the initiative will support cooperatives, strengthen value chains, and create green jobs for rural communities, particularly women and youth, across the Near East and North Africa region.

By linking forest landscape restoration with sustainable bioeconomy development, the project aims to enhance livelihoods while strengthening ecosystem resilience.

https://www.fao.org/neareast/news/details/fao-launches-regional-project-to-green-agroforestry-economies-through-non-wood-forest-products/en

Countries involved include , , , , and , working together to advance sustainable forest-based economies.

FAO Launches Regional Project to Green Agroforestry Economies through Non-Wood Forest Products Hammamet, Tunisia 29 January 2026, FAO officially launched the two-year regional project Greening Agroforestry Economies Strengthening Non-Wood Forest Produc...

Farms once planned wind at the landscape scale.

Tree networks slowed air, protected soil, and quietly stabilized growing conditions across generations.

Then fields opened.

Mechanization favored uninterrupted space. Tree lines became obstacles instead of infrastructure.

Windbreaks weren’t decoration. They were climate tools embedded into design.

Today, microclimate management is returning through agroforestry, regenerative design, and climate adaptation strategies.

The shift reveals something important: efficiency changes environment — even when yields rise.

Some infrastructure is invisible until it disappears.

If given the choice, would you plant trees that machinery must work around?

🌍 IUAF at TREESCAPES-2026 | High-Level Engagements & Global Leadership 🌳

The International Union for Agroforestry (IUAF) was visibly represented at TREESCAPES 2026, the global agroforestry event jointly organized by CIFOR-ICRAF and ICAR-Indian Council of Agricultural Research in New Delhi (5–7 February 2026).

🔹 High-level diplomatic engagements
IUAF President Dr. Javed Rizvi held bilateral meetings with:

Dr Madan Prasad Pariyar, Minister and Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture & Livestock Development,

Mr Ahmed Hassan Didi, Minister of State and Permanent Secretary, of Agriculture and Animal Welfare,

These discussions focused on strengthening national strategies, institutional coordination, and regional collaboration.

🔹 Global thought leadership

Representing IUAF, Dr. Rizvi coordinated an international panel on “Geo-AI, , and Innovative Technologies in Agroforestry / Trees Outside Forest”
Served as a panellist in the session on “Regulatory and Policy Frameworks for Agroforestry and Trees Outside Forest”

🔹 Clear hashtag message from IUAF

Dr. Rizvi articulated IUAF’s global perspective on of agroforestry, emphasizing that:

Agriculture and Forest ministries are not competitors but complementary partners. Agriculture ministries are closely linked with , while ministries bring expertise in quality planting material, certification, and supply systems—both essential for scaling agroforestry successfully.

🌱 continues to provide global leadership by bridging science, policy, and practice—advancing agroforestry as a cornerstone for climate resilience, sustainable food systems, and livelihoods worldwide.

♀️🌳𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐅𝐀𝐎’𝐬 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲!⁣
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In 2026, we want to spotlight the crucial role of women in shaping, implementing and advocating for agroforestry systems across Europe and beyond. Their expertise, leadership and lived experience are essential to building resilient landscapes and communities.⁣
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🇺🇳 𝐖𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝𝐥𝐲 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧 Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)’𝐬 #𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐎𝐟𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐚𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝𝐰𝐢𝐝𝐞. ⁣
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👉 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐥𝐨𝐛𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧.⁣
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🔗𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://bit.ly/4tmNNrg⁣
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💡This year, we are also bringing gender into sharper focus at the upcoming the Agroforestry Conference . We are excited to announce a pioneering session: “𝐒𝟐.𝟓 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲.”⁣
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This session marks a new and essential effort to integrate gender perspectives into agroforestry discussions. ⁣
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We encourage the submission of abstracts focusing on critical, often overlooked social issues such as gender-specific barriers to funding, land, and resources and how these disparities impact the implementation and management of agroforestry systems.⁣
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‼️𝐖𝐞 𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐝𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝.⁣
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📌𝐘𝐨𝐮 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐥 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝟏𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡!⁣
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🔗𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: https://www.euraf2026.ch/index.php/en/registration-submission ⁣
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What if farms could be the solution to our climate, biodiversity, and health crisis? 🩺 What if food truly became our medicine? 💥

This is the Ferme du Bec Hellouin, a permaculture farm haven where nature and humanity become one again.

Farmers are the solution to our biggest challenges and while not every farmer can become the next Bec Hellouin, every farmer (or gardener) can adopt some of these basic principles.

* Don't fertilize the soil but feed the soil

* Phase out the cides! (pesticides, herbicides, fungicides,...)

* Stop growing food in only 2 dimensions, but start growing in 3 dimensions

* Create an ecological network that does the heavy lifting for you

* Use complex cover crops to pump carbon into the soil to feed the soil organisms

* Cover the soil and disturb it as little as possible

These basics can be done on a very small scale, but also on hundreds of hectares.

👉🏼 What can you do? Grow your own veggies or buy them from a farm who's using these principles

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Thanks Rob Avis for posting this & making the world a better place through your regeneration work

Beautiful artwork by Rosanna Morris Prints

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Gedeo’s agroforestry legacy: Farming without losing forests | Part 2

In southern Ethiopia’s Gedeo Zone, centuries-old agroforestry systems show how food security, biodiversity, and livelihoods can thrive on tiny plots without cutting down forests.

Farmers integrate trees like Cordia africana, Millettia ferruginea and Erythrina abyssinica with coffee, enset, root crops, and fruits, intensifying production through diversity, not expansion. Cultural norms protect trees: cutting without replanting is taboo, and branches are harvested selectively.

Through initiatives like the CIFOR-ICRAF Rural Resource Center, youth are innovating with avocado seedlings and other crops, proving that agroforestry can scale sustainably beyond Gedeo.

Read the full story:🔗 https://bit.ly/4a5xQxK

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We urgently need to shift farming to more perennial crops 🌳🌰

99% of nature is perennials
Yet 99% of what we eat are annuals

There is a huge discrepancy between what nature gives us and what we force nature to do

The consequence: 90% of oir soils will be degraded by 2050 according to the UN.

We can create a world of abundance but for this we need to Eat More Trees.

And there is such a delicious culinary universe waiting for us 💚

Thanks for sharing this beautiful illustration, !

Detecting the invisible: A breakthrough in the fight against swollen shoot in Côte d’Ivoire In Vavoua, in west-central Côte d’Ivoire, a group of cocoa farmers gathers under a wooden shelter as they often do to exchange ideas on good agricultural practices. On this morning, however, their attention is drawn to a small white...

Thank you to Savanna Institute for supporting the 17th Annual Agroforestry Symposium! Registration is still open to participate in-person and/or online via Zoom-- https://missouri.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_01a7OtwHtiUv8CG