Researchers suggest cooperative models and support from local governments to increase adoption of tree shelterbelts
World Agroforestry – News Release
Nairobi, Kenya. 20 February 2020 – Small plot-sizes as well as lack of information and external support are the main obstacles to the adoption of the agroforestry practice of tree shelterbelts in Kyrgyzstan.
This is the main finding from the first study that looked at Kyrgyz farmers’ attitudes toward tree shelterbelts and at ways to encourage uptake. The study, Farmer’s perceptions of tree shelterbelts on agricultural land in rural Kyrgyzstan, co-authored by scientists from World Agroforestry (ICRAF) and Eberswalde University for Sustainable Development, was published in the journal Sustainabilitythis February. Read more
