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FACT Net News: Number 2 , June 1999
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“You can’t see the wood for the multi-purpose trees…” The following guest article is intended to stimulate discussion among FACT Net participants. The opinions expressed by the author are not necessarily those of FACT Net. We welcome your opinions on this topic in written form. Mark Powell, FACT Net Coordinator. Increasing emphasis has been placed […]FACT Net News: Number 3 , September 1999
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FACT Net closes down As announced in the mailing in June, FACT Net will close down at the end of 1999. This is the last mailing of FACT Net News and Fact Sheets. Professional level participants will receive Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Research Reports (FACTRR), Volume 4, 1999 early next year. Participants that have […]
Nitrogen Fixing Trees and Shrubs
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Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth.Acacia acinacea Lindl.Acacia acuminata Benth.Acacia adenocalyx Brenan & ExellAcacia adunca A. Cunn.Acacia alata R. Br.Acacia amplicepsAcacia anceps DC.Acacia aneura F. Muell. ex Benth.Acacia angustissima (Miller) KuntzeAcacia arenaria SchinzAcacia armata R. Br. in Ait.Acacia aroma Gillies ex H. & A.Acacia aspera Lindl.Acacia ataxacantha DC.Acacia aulacocarpa A. Cunn. ex Benth.Acacia auriculiformis A. Cunn. […]
What People are Saying about the FACT Net
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Formerly the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (NFTA) “The experience I have gathered thanks to the technical support from the network in the context of my development undertakings is a full part of my life today: thank you a million times! Only Fact Net is going to close its doors: its resourceful guides are open in […]
Protecting Resources, Improving Lives
March 27, 2018|post
By Lauren Keller, senior program associate and M&E specialist, Forestry and Natural Resource Management Nga Dang, Payment for Environmental Services development specialist. What do a pair of pigs have in common with a hydropower plant? Just ask Lang Thi Hoanh of Chieng Village in the Bat Mot commune of Vietnam. She and other women have […]
Analytical Tools to Support Water Security Decision-Making
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This supporting paper presents local decision-makers and practitioners with various tools that can be used within the context of a Water Security Improvement (WSI) process. The goal of the paper is to review the various types of tools that are used for water resources assessment and planning efforts and to summarize the appropriate usage of […]
Providing Valuable Skills to the Next Generation of Farmers
March 20, 2018|volunteer
March 20, 2018 marks National Agriculture Day, a day to celebrate the abundance provided by American agriculture. Under the USAID-funded Farmer-to-Farmer program, U.S. citizens have generously volunteered their time and shared their agricultural expertise in development activities around the globe. Their experiences have helped farmers, extension agents, and university professors in developing countries fight hunger and poverty and […]
March Volunteer of the Month
March 19, 2018|volunteer
Dr. Herring was nominated by the Myanmar team because of his ability to quickly absorb the local situation in the field and adapt those observations into an informative presentation and training. He got along well with all the farmers he met, was well prepared and focused on the work. “Dr. Herring’s assignment and shared information […]
Wallace Center Convenes America’s Foremost Food Hub Conference
March 15, 2018|post
Leaders in the local food and food hub sector will soon converge on Albuquerque for the 2018 National Good Food Network (NGFN) Conference, America’s foremost food hub-focused conference, March 27-30. “The Wallace Center has been a leader in promoting and expanding food hubs,” says John Fisk, Director of the Wallace Center. “We do research on […]
Land and Tree Tenure Innovations for Financing Smallholder Cocoa Farm Rehabilitation in Ghana
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Expansion of cocoa farming is the primary driver of deforestation in Ghana’s high forest zone. Ghana is the world’s second largest cocoa producer and cocoa provides significant benefits: improved livelihoods and social welfare, family and corporate income, and foreign exchange earnings growth. However, cocoa yields and production are declining due to old and diseased trees, […]