World Agroforestry Centre

World Agroforestry
AbbreviationICRAF
Formation1978
TypeINGO
HeadquartersNairobi, Kenya
Region served
Worldwide
Official language
English
Director General
Éliane Ubalijoro[1]
Websitewww.worldagroforestry.org

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".[2] 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.

  1. ^ [1]. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
  2. ^ World Agroforestry Centre annual report 2005: Agroforestry science to support the millennium development goals. World Agroforestry Centre. 2005. ISBN 9789290591993.