This paper follows the transition from ethnobotany to a deeper scientific understanding of the
food and medicinal properties of African agroforestry tree products as inputs into the start of …

Tree planting has a long history in Ethiopia and managing indigenous multipurpose trees is
widely adopted by farmers, as a dominant feature of agricultural landscapes. Farmers …

This study investigates an under-rated and not widely recognized traditional agroforestry
practice carried out by smallholders in the highlands of Ethiopia. The purposeful retaining of …

Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from the Agriculture, Forest, and Other Land Use sector
account for 23% of net global anthropogenic emissions. However, effective conservation …

Background Agroforestry (AF) is an ancient tradition in Ethiopian dryland farming system.
Several studies have examined system design, soil fertility management and system …

Nowadays, the conservation of biodiversity is a major environmental challenge globally.
Homegarden agroforestry systems (HGAFs) have a large potential for biodiversity …

Land use/land cover (LULC) change is a prominent problem in tropical forests. However, the
fundamental question of how much woody species diversity was lost and ecosystem …

Woody species are very important components of agroforestry as they play multiple roles in
the system. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess woody species diversity within …

Farmer–grazier conflicts are a major cause of the stagnated development experienced in
rural, peri-urban, and suburban areas across Africa and the developing world, as these …

Indigenous agroforestry systems in tropical mountainous environments provide crucial
ecosystem services, but these ecosystems are also facing some challenges. A loss of …