CIFOR–ICRAF publishes over 750 publications every year on agroforestry, forests and climate change, landscape restoration, rights, forest policy and much more – in multiple languages.

CIFOR–ICRAF addresses local challenges and opportunities while providing solutions to global problems for forests, landscapes, people and the planet.

We deliver actionable evidence and solutions to transform how land is used and how food is produced: conserving and restoring ecosystems, responding to the global climate, malnutrition, biodiversity and desertification crises. In short, improving people’s lives.

ICRAF scaling up initiative in Tabora and Shinyanga regions: an overview

Export citation

ICRAF Agroforestry Research Project started in Tabora and shinyanga in 1986 and 1991 respectively. This was in response to the massive environmental degradation due to deforestation efforts that were geared to the eradication of tse tse flies and quelea birds in shinyanga region and for tobacco curingin Tabora region. Other problems included declining soil fertlity and shortage of dry season fodder for domestic animals.

Related publications