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Organizations that work in the agroforestry field or emphasize agroforestry research and education.

  • Web Link Alternatives to Slash-and-Burn (ASB)

    A global partnership of over 50 institutions around the world with a shared interest in conserving forests and reducing poverty in the humid tropics. ASB Programme, ICRAF, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya; Tel: +254 2 524139/524000 or +1 650 833 6645; Fax: +254 2 524001 or +1 650 833 6646; Email: asb@cgiar.org.

  • Web Link The Agriculture & Agri-Food Canada’s Agroforestry Development Centre (AAFC ADC)

    Focuses on research, development, promotion and adoption of agroforestry science and practices across Canada and in temperate regions. Agroforestry Development Centre, Government Road #2, P.O. Box 940, Indian Head, Saskatchewan S0G 2K0, Canada; Tel: 1-866-766-2284, Fax: 306-695-2568; Email: agroforestry@agr.gc.ca.

  • Web Link Agroforestry Net, Inc.

    A not-for-profit organization dedicated to providing educational resources about agroforestry, trees, and regenerative stewardship of land and water. The site contains current project information, publications, and links to other resources on the web. PO Box 428, Holualoa, HI 96725 USA; Email: info@agroforestry.org.

  • Web Link Agroforestry.com

    With decades of experience in ten eco-zones from temperate to tropical environments, the Agroforestry.com team provides project assessment, design, and training for installation and management in regenerative agroforestry. Contact: Regenerative Agroforestry Systems, PO Box 5, Holualoa, Hawaii, USA; Email: info@agroforestry.com. 

  • Web Link The Agroforestry Research Trust

    Researches temperate agroforestry and all aspects of plant cropping and uses, with a focus on tree, shrub and perennial crops. Martin Crawford, Agroforestry Research Trust, 46 Hunters Moon, Dartington, Totnes, Devon TQ9 6JT, England, UK; Email: mail@agroforestry.co.uk.

  • Web Link Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)

    Provides technical assistance to farmers, Extension agents, market gardeners, agricultural researchers, and other ag professionals in the US. ATTRA, P.O. Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702, USA; Tel: 1-800-346-9140 (English); 1-800-411-3222 (Español).

  • Web Link The Association for Temperate Agroforestry

    Focuses on temperate agroforestry, with an emphasis on North America. Association for Temperate Agroforestry, 203 ABNR Bldg., University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211; Tel: 573-882-9866, Fax: 573-882-1977; Email: afta@aftaweb.org.

  • Web Link Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR)

    Works to improve the well-being of people in developing countries and Australia through international collaboration in research and related activities that develop sustainable agricultural systems and appropriate strategies for natural resource management. The Director, ACIAR, GPO Box 1571, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia; Tel: +61 2 6217 0500; Fax: +61 2 6217 0501; Email: aciar@aciar.gov.au.

  • Web Link CAB International (CABI)

    Has as its mission to help improve human welfare worldwide through the dissemination, application and generation of scientific knowledge in support of sustainable development, with emphasis on agriculture, forestry, human health and the management of natural resources. CAB International, Wallingford, Oxfordshire, OX10 8DE, UK; Tel: +44 1491 832111; Fax: +44 1491 833508; Email: cabi@cabi.org.

  • Web Link The Center for Subtropical Agroforestry (CSTAF)

    A multidisciplinary, multi-institutional center established in 2001 at the School of Forest Resources and Conservation (SFRC), University of Florida, to undertake activities in research, extension, and education and training related to agroforestry, and sponsor of the June 2004 1st World Congress of Agroforestry. CSTAF, School of Forest Resources and Conservation, University of Florida, Building 191 Mowry Road, PO Box 110831, Gainesville, FL 32611-0831, USA; Tel: 352-846-0146; Fax: 352-846-2094; Email: mikebann@ufl.edu.

  • Web Link The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology Edinburgh

    Formerly the Institute of Terrestrial Ecology and the Institute of Freshwater Ecology - conducts research on air pollution, climate change, and sustainable land use in the tropics. The Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, Bush Estate, Penicuik, Midlothian, Scotland EH26 0QB, UK; Tel: +44-0131-445-4343; Fax: +44-0131-445-3943; Email: edinburgh@ceh.ac.uk.

  • Web Link Centro Agronomico Tropical de Investigacion y Ensenanza (CATIE)

    Works to improve the well-being of humanity through scientific research and postgraduate education applied to the development, conservation and sustainable use of natural resources. CATIE, 7170, Turrialba, Costa Rica.

  • Web Link Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO)

    Has many online publications related to agroforestry. ECHO, 17430 Durrance Rd., N. Ft. Myers, FL 33917, USA; Tel: 941-543-3246, Fax: 941-543-5317; Email: echo@echonet.org.

  • Web Link Farm Forest Line

    A free information service managed by Australian Forest Growers in association with Melbourne School of Land Management and Energy Strategies. Provides information and advice about farm forestry practice, opportunities and developments.

  • Web Link Forest & Landscape Denmark (FLD)

    Works to improve the livelihood of people in developing countries by supporting them in growing trees. Forest & Landscape Denmark, The Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University, Hoersholm Kongevej 11, DK-2970 Hoersholm, Denmark; Tel: +45-3528 1500; Fax: +45-3528 1517. Email: sl@kvl.dk.

  • Web Link The Forest Garden Program

    Supported by Counterpart International is developing a flexible model silvicultural system that fosters the restoration of degraded land through the development of family-owned Forest Gardens by rural agriculturalists around the world. Counterpart International, Inc., 1200 18th Street NW, Suite 1100, Washington, DC 20036, USA; Tel: 202-296-9676; FAX: 202-296-9679; Email: info@counterpart.org.

  • Web Link Forestry Programme of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)

    Addresses use of trees, forests and related resources to improve people's economic, environmental, social and cultural conditions while ensuring that the resource is conserved to meet the needs of future generations. Many useful publications are available on-line. Publications and Information Coordinator, Forestry Department, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla 00100 Rome, Italy; Tel.: +39-06-57054778  Fax: +39-06-57052151;  Email: Forestry-www@fao.org.

  • Web Link The International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR)

    publishes many practical works emphasizing participatory approaches to development and agroforestry. Yen Center and Headquarters, Silang, Cavite, Philippines 4118; Tel:  (63-46) 4142417, Fax: (63-46) 4142420; Email: information@iirr.org.

  • Web Link The International Analog Forestry Network

    Was established in 1996 as a response to the need to maintain an exchange of knowledge, experience and up-to-date information between groups interested in learning, promoting and applying an Analog Forestry system in their own area. The primary objective of the Network is to restore ecosystems environmental stability and biodiversity, through research, design and application of the Analog Forestry system. Milo Bekins, IAFN CHAIR, Apartado 75, Quepos, Costa Rica 6350, Telefax: 011-506-779-1368, Email: mwbekins@racsa.co.cr.

  • Web Link The MU Center for Agroforestry

    Among the global centers in agroforestry research, education and outreach. Its website contains a wealth of up-to-date information on temperate agroforestry research along with a number of practical "hands on" guides. UMCA, 203 ABNR Bldg., University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211; Tel: 573-882-9866, Fax: 573-882-1977; Email: musnragroforestry@missouri.edu.

  • Web Link Permanent Agriculture Resources (PAR)

    Carries out agroforestry education and research in the Pacific, provides workshops and publications including The Overstory, a free Email journal. Permanent Agriculture Resources, P.O. Box 428, Holualoa, HI 96725, USA; Tel: 808-324-4427; Fax: 808-324-4129; Email: par@agroforestry.net.

  • Web Link The People and Plants Initiative

    Carries out applied research projects, community workshops, exchanges and training courses with young ethnobotanists from developing countries and disseminates results and information through their People and Plants Online Program.

  • Web Link Permaculture International Limited (PIL)

    Provides services to members in support of their work in permaculture design, service, and other permaculture-related activities. PIL, PO Box 219, Nimbin, NSW 2480, Australia; Email: admin@permacultureinternational.org.

  • Web Link Platform for Agrobiodiversity Research

    Supports the development of an adequate agrobiodiversity knowledge base and identifies ways in which agrobiodiversity can contribute to addressing some of the major global challenges faced today;(e.g. environmental degradation, poverty alleviation, climate change, water quality and scarcity, and new global disease threats) by making available the information and options that ensure the contribution of agrobiodiversity in these areas.

  • Web Link The Rainforest Conservation Fund

    Dedicated to preserving the world's tropical forests, and features current applications of agroforestry species, their advantages and disadvantages (marketing, soil needs, growth, pests, etc.), and farmers' preferences for agroforestry species in northeastern Peru. Includes valuable Agroforestry and Ethnobotany information. Rainforest Conservation Fund, 2038 North Clark Street, Suite 233, Chicago, IL 60614; Tel: 773-975-7517; Email: mailto:rcf@interaccess.com.

  • Web Link Roger R.B. Leakey's website

    Covers his lengthy career in forestry and agroforestry aimed at helping to reverse deforestation and desertification in the tropics, including his pioneering work dedicated to the alleviation of poverty, malnutrition and hunger in developing countries, especially in Africa and Oceania.

  • Web Link The Silvoarable Agroforestry For Europe (SAFE)

    Project will provide models and databases for assessing the profitability of silvoarable systems.

  • Web Link Sustainable Harvest International (SHI)

    Provides farmers and communities in the tropics with long-term assistance implementing environmentally and economically sustainable technologies. SHI, 104 Congress Street, Suite 401, Portsmouth, NH 03801, USA, Tel: 603-427-0735, Fax: 603-422-8762; Email: info@sustainableharvest.org.

  • Web Link Tree People

    A non-profit based in Los Angeles, US, that works to alleviate urban environmental problems by planting trees. Basic educational materials as well as publications are available on their web site.

  • Web Link Trees for the Future

    A non-profit organization initiating and supporting agroforestry self-help projects in cooperation with groups and individuals in developing countries. Trees for the Future, P.O. Box 7027, Silver Spring, MD 20907-7027, USA; Email: info@treesftf.org.

  • Web Link The US Department of Agriculture's National Agroforestry Center (USDA NAC)

    Supports practices which integrate trees and agriculture and publishes numerous very useful references for agroforestry, many with a temperate focus. National Agroforestry Center, North 38th St. & East Campus Loop, UNL-East Campus, Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0822, USA; Tel: 402-437-5178, Fax: 402-437-5712.

  • Web Link The World Agroforestry Centre

    Formerly International Center for Research in Agroforestry, ICRAF - has extensive worldwide programs in agroforestry research and training. World Agroforestry Centre, PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya; Tel: +254-2-521450 or +1-650-833-6645; Fax: +254-2-521001 or +1-650-833-6646, Email: ICRAF@cgiar.org.

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