14 May 2014, IISD News - The World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) has announced a national  partnership in Indonesia and a regional partnership in Africa. The partnerships  aim to, respectively, provide farmers and communities with access to ICRAF  research and support the implementation of climate-smart agriculture.

In Indonesia, the partnership is a collaborative agreement with three  Indonesian-based agroforestry organizations: Indonesian Society of Agroforestry  (MAFI); the National Centre for Agroforestry (BPTA); and the Indonesian Network  for Agroforestry Education (INAFE). The agreement intends to provide a framework  for the dissemination of research produced by ICRAF, including through a  National Agroforestry Week to be held in Indonesia, tentatively in November.

In Africa, ICRAF has partnered with the African Union (AU) New Partnership  for Africa's Development (NEPAD) to promote climate-smart agriculture practices.  The partnership will support the region in achieving a projected increase in  food production of 60-100% by 2050, within a changing climate. Initially under  the under the agreement, partners will develop a roadmap for coordination that  includes a strategy for funding and implementation.

Source: http://forests-l.iisd.org/news/icraf-partners-for-agroforestry-in-africa-and-asia/