Advancing Agroforestry on the Policy Agenda

2013

To promote agroforestry in national policy frameworks and boost its impact, FAO- in collaboration with the World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF), the Tropical Agricultural Research and Higher Education Centre (CATIE) and the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD)- has prepared this guide, designed to assist countries to support conditions that will optimize agroforestry’s contribution to national development.

Agroforestry, food and nutritional security

2013

This background paper assesses the role of agroforestry in supporting food and nutritional security, discusses current challenges and provides recommendations for improving agroforestry's contributions to food security and nutrition.

A thematic report prepared in the framework of the Global Forest Resources Assessment

2013

Through a focus on Trees outside Forests (TOF) assessment, this thematic report aims to enable the provision of better information on TOF for informed decisions that optimize tree and forest resources for sustainable development and food security.