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Abbreviation | ICRAF |
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Formation | 1978 |
Type | INGO |
Headquarters | Nairobi, Kenya |
Region served | Worldwide |
Official language | English |
Director General | Éliane Ubalijoro[1] |
Website | www |
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.