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ICRAF
Founded: 1978
Scope: Global
Policy area: Forest and forestry
Type of institution: Non-governmental organisation
Field of work: Research
Language: English
URL: ICRAF website
Format: html
Access: Free
Publisher: ICRAF
Country(ies): Kenya
Date: 2/2/2012


Objective To maximize the productivity of agroforestry systems improving the income of poor households by facilitating their access to markets, to work in agricultural landscapes that experience the greatest environmental stress, to balance improved productivity with the sustainable management of natural resources, and to manage trees in agricultural landscapes to ensure the health water systems
Thematic priority(ies) Improvement of the livelihoods of poor smallholders and sustainability and productivity of agricultural landscapes and agroforestry systems
Functions To generate science-based knowledge about the diverse roles that trees play in agricultural landscapes, and use its research to advance policies and practices that benefit the poor and the environment
Linkage(s) to policy processes, instruments and institutions CATIE,CIFOR,CBD,UNDP,UNEP,ITTO,CIRAD, World Bank
Keywords Agroforestry, poor households, farm-grown trees, environmental services, non-timber forest products
FOREST EUROPE criteria FOREST EUROPE indicators ToSIA indicators
Productive functions Services Forest resources, water use