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Tree domestication spares forest and increase farmer income

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Domestication of valuable wild fruit and nut trees, has resulted in significant improvements in incomes, diets and in rural business development in the Congo Basin. The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has set up rural resource centres manage by local communities which train farmers in how to propagate and manage trees and which facilitate them in many ways.
    Publication year

    2022

    Authors

    Tchoundjeu Z; Takoutsing, B.

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    forests, livelihoods, income, trees, domestication

    Geographic

    Democratic Republic of the Congo

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