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The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) released a policy brief on the use of trees on farms in Nigeria to tackle climate change mitigation and adaptation, and food security.

CGIAR Climate's insight:

The brief examines indigenous trees including black pear, Africa star apple, and bush mango based on experiments and demonstration sites focusing on germination rates, rooting aptitude, and the production of indigenous trees within rubber-based farming systems. Identified uses for tree species include food, medicine, enhancement of soil fertility, sequestration of carbon, reduction of soil erosion, and as a source of alternative income.
read more: http://forests-l.iisd.org/news/icraf-urges-use-of-indigenous-tree-species-in-africa/258690/