World Agroforestry (also known by its earlier name, the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, or ICRAF) is an international institute headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, founded in 1978 as the International Council for Research in Agroforestry. It specializes in the sustainable management, protection and regulation of tropical rainforest and natural reserves, and is one of 15 agricultural research centres that make up the global CGIAR network.
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KindInternational Agricultural Research Center 1 Founding Year Connections
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Agroforestry, Practices The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) is the CGIAR center dedicated specifically to agroforestry research.
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1. World Agroforestry Centre (Wikipedia)
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World Agroforestry (a brand name used by the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, ICRAF) is an international institute headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and founded in 1978 as "International Council for Research in Agroforestry". The centre specializes in the sustainable management, protection and regulation of tropical rainforest and natural reserves.
Lead paragraph, institution kind
World Agroforestry (a brand name used by the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry, ICRAF) is an international institute headquartered in Nairobi, Kenya, and founded in 1978 as "International Council for Research in Agroforestry". The centre specializes in the sustainable management, protection and regulation of tropical rainforest and natural reserves. It is one of 15 agricultural research centres which makes up the global network known as the CGIAR.
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