Category Archives: Acacia

The Acacia Operation project – GTFS/RAF/387/ITA (Google / FAO)

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

Read at : Google Alert – desertification http://www.fao.org/tc/italiantrustfund-fs/newsevents/faoitaly-acacia-operation-project-combats-desertification/jp/ FAO/Italy Acacia Operation project combats desertification The Acacia Operation project – GTFS/RAF/387/ITA - funded through the Italian Contribution to the FAO Global trust Fund for Food Security and Safety, has contributed to achieve a great success … Continue reading →

Posted in Acacia, Desertification, drought, drylands, FAO, Forestry

“Fertilizer tree” : doubling or tripling maize yields in smallholder agriculture (Science Daily)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2010/11/101102083149.htm ‘Evergreen Agriculture’ Boosts Crop Yields, Scientists Find ScienceDaily (Nov. 2, 2010) — A unique acacia known as a “fertilizer tree” has typically led to a doubling or tripling of maize yields in smallholder agriculture in Zambia … Continue reading →

Posted in Acacia, afforestation, drought tolerant plants, fertilizer - nutrients, reforestation

Acacia for soil improvement (Science Daily)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/08/090824182535.htm Unique Acacia Tree’s Promise To Revive African Soils ScienceDaily (Aug. 26, 2009) — Scientists said at the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry that a type of acacia tree with an unusual growth habit-unlike virtually all other … Continue reading →

Posted in Acacia, afforestation, reforestation, Soil

Fertilizer trees in Africa to improve food security (Science Daily)

Posted on October 15, 2011 by

Read at : http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/10/111014122317.htm New Study Finds 400,000 Farmers in Southern Africa Using ‘Fertilizer Trees’ to Improve Food Security ScienceDaily (Oct. 14, 2011) — On a continent battered by weather extremes, famine and record food prices, new research released October … Continue reading →

Posted in Desertification, fertilizer - nutrients, afforestation, reforestation, drought tolerant plants, Acacia

Acacia species: ignored, underestimated and least valued trees in the combat of desertification (Google / Gifting Trees)

Posted on January 3, 2011 by

Read at : http://giftingtrees.blogspot.com/2011/01/no-rose-without-thorn.html No rose without a thorn! By Paresh Prashant Phalak Here is the most ignored, underestimated & least valued tree, at least in urban area. Unfortunately, that’s the area where it needs the most! It is never planted near house, societies … Continue reading →

Posted in Acacia, afforestation, Desertification, Forestry, reforestation

Tripling maize yields on smallholder farms in Zambia and Malawi by simple “evergreen agriculture” techniques

Posted on November 30, 2010 by

Read at : http://www.africanagricultureblog.com/2010/11/fertilizer-tree-triples-malawi-zambia.html “Fertilizer tree” triples Malawi, Zambia maize yields Scientists have managed to triple maize yields on smallholder farms in Zambia and Malawi by simple “evergreen agriculture” techniques. Planting acacia trees among the crops automatically fertilised the fields. … Continue reading →

Posted in Acacia, Agriculture