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Technical bookAgroforestry for wood production – Insights from multifunctional smallholder tree-farming systems in Asia and the Pacific 2025
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No results found.The report highlights the growing importance of smallholder tree-farming systems in meeting the region’s rising wood demand amid declining natural forest production and plateauing industrial plantations. Drawing on regional analysis and nine case studies, it examines how diverse smallholder systems, from woodlots to homegardens, contribute to timber supply, livelihoods, and environmental sustainability.The report identifies key barriers to scaling up these systems, including weak policy support, limited access to technologies and finance, and low technical and organizational capacities. It showcases effective strategies and innovations from across the region and proposes seven strategic pathways for policymakers to strengthen enabling environments, empower tree farmers, enhance market access, and integrate wood production into multifunctional land-use systems, positioning smallholders at the forefront of sustainable wood supply in Asia and the Pacific. -
FactsheetEnhancing Rural Livelihoods and Agriculture Productivity through Agroforestry Development in Mauritius - TCP/MAR/3705 2022
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No results found.The contribution of agriculture to the economy of Mauritius has decreased over the years and was estimated at 3 7 percent of gross domestic product in 2011 Agriculture in Mauritius comprises a sugar sector and a non sugar sector The sugar sector in Mauritius was hit by European Union reforms that led to a reduction in the price obtained for exports of sugar to the European Union The non sugar sector of Mauritius consists of the food crop and livestock sectors In 2011 it was reported that some 4 300 ha of land were under food crop cultivation, compared to around 59 724 ha under sugarcane Faced by increases in global food prices, rising food import bills and high price volatility, MAIFS developed a Strategic Plan for the Non sugar Sector 2016 2020 This emphasized the production of a number of priority crops, sustainable agricultural development and the provision of more land for food production Mauritius’s forested areas account for approximately 2 000 km 2 of which about 25 percent is under plantation forestry, with the remaining area under secondary alien vegetation or native forest remnants The extent of reasonable quality native forest (i e with more than 50 percent native plant canopy cover) is currently estimated at around 2 600 ha, representing less than 2 percent of the total area of the island Around 47 percent of the forested land in Mauritius is state owned. -
FactsheetStrengthened Household Agroforestry and Food Production in Nauru - TCP/NAU/3501 2019
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No results found.Nauru imports over 90 percent of its food and the cost of food on the domestic market is relatively high. Cheap and highly processed food products constitute the local diet and this has contributed to the rise of non-communicable diseases as a result of poor nutrition. The Government has thus prioritized agriculture and the need to improve local food production as a pathway to improving health, food and nutrition security and sustainable livelihoods. The project aimed to address issues related to food and nutrition security and sustainable livelihoods by introducing appropriate technology on integrated agroforestry production and crop utilization to 150 vulnerable households. The specific objective was to improve nutrition and livelihoods in households through the local production of fruits and food crops for consumption and profit. The project also expected to diversify dietary intake at family level through improved knowledge of the nutritive value of crops grown and of food-related practices.
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