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Agroforestry in India: new national policy sets the bar high

Agroforestry in India: new national policy sets the bar high

by The Daily Eye Team February 25 2014, 11:13 am Estimated Reading Time: 0 mins, 27 secs

Over 1,000 delegates from 80 countries gathered between 10-14 February for the World Congress of Agroforestry. Held in New Delhi, India, the congress brought together leading thinkers to discuss how to harness the contribution of trees to human wellbeing, climate change mitigation and adaptation, development and sustainabiity.

One of the issues that stood out during the four day conference, was that despite the important role that agroforestry can play in socio-economic development, only one government in the world has drafted, adopted and is currently implementing a national policy on agroforestry.

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