Agroforestry is gaining increased attention within global policy processes and has been promoted as a strategy for working towards better food security, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and livelihood resilience. However, to maximize the potential livelihood and environmental benefits of agroforestry and to ensure the sustainability of agroforestry systems, interventions need to be designed and implemented in ways that align with the aspirations and needs of rural farmers. This requires enabling environments and contextually-adapted solutions. It is therefore important to strategically strengthen the capacities of stakeholders working on agroforestry at various levels so that agroforestry may live up to its aspired contributions towards more sustainable food and production systems.

For these reasons, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is implementing this Global Agroforestry Capacity Needs Assessment aimed at anyone involved in agroforestry-related activities around the world. The objectives of the survey are to:

Provide a baseline of existing capacities on agroforestry globally;

Identify strengths, gaps, needs, and barriers to successful agroforestry design, implementation, and scaling up;

Guide FAO's capacity development efforts on agroforestry, to the benefit of all involved.

The survey is also available in Chinese, French, and Spanish.

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