1. Highlights of Agroforestry R4D in Southern Africa Festus Akinnifesi, PhD Regional Coordinator, Southern Africa Programme World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

2. Southern Africa Region

3. Regional Characteristics Regional Problems: World Agroforestry Centre

6. DAES

7. LRCD

8. FD

9. DAHL

10. NASFAM

11. UNIMA

12. MZUNI

13. NGOS

14. CBOSPotential scaling up EPAs

16. The core staff for the SA region are based in Lilongwe.

18. Water management

19. Carbon trading

20. Bio-fuels R&D

21. Integrated Pest Mgt

22. Biodiversity conservation

23. Ecosystem rehabilitation

25. Tree products

26. Enterprise development

27. Economics of prodn

28. Linking farmers to mkts

29. Fertiliser tree system

30. Fodder system

31. Tree crop system

32. Woodlot system

33. Smallholder timber systemGlobal Research Priorities (GRP)/ CRPs Tree Genetic Resources & Domestication Tree products & Markets Rehabilitation of degraded lands Farm Scale Diversification & Intensification Climate change Mitigation & adaptation Multifunctional landscapes

35. Capacity

36. Policy & institutions

37. Germplasm

38. Partnership

39. Massive scaling up Fertilizer trees

40. Evergreen Agriculture2nd Generation (On farm types 2&3;adoption issues) Positioning Diagnostic & Design 1st Generation (Biophysical suitability) Best bet technologies?

42. Drought mitigation by Fertilizer trees

43. Trees with biopesticide properties used by farmers assessed;

44. Fertilizer trees synthesis,

45. Evergreen Agriculture,

46. Homegardens biodiversity,

47. mango meta-analysis;

48. Seed supply chain;

49. Farming insects;

50. Nursery research on irrigation >25 publications: collective intelligence, synergies.

52. 3. Quality Germplasm COMMUNITY AGROFORESTRY TREE SEED BANKS (CATS-BANKS) Seed purchase Reimbursement for seed coupons Finance Repay seed loan “seed interest” AGROFORESTRY SEED FINANCING FACILITY (AFSF) vouchers for seed supply AGRI-INPUT DEALERS Starter seed loan Seed voucher Seed purchase Training Seed loans FARMERS Seed voucher Seed supply Reimbursement for ‘CATS seed vouchers

54. 1: Extension front-line staff

55. 2: Grass-root organizations (Producer Associations, NGOs & CBOs)

56. 3. Farmer groups/clubs

57. 4. Lead farmers

58. Scaling up

59. 33,723 farmers trained through partners

64. IFAD proposal

65. Irish Aid next phase

67. EA-Evergreen pilot project

68. CAT Bank—Community Agroforestry Tree Seeds

69. NASFAM/AGRA Project

70. EA (EA/SA)—joint with EA

71. DFID—PRP II

73. Increasing global interest in Climate Change seems to be raising the profile of agroforestry in the region;

74. There is increasing prospects of bilateral funding opportunities in the region;

75. High prospects for engaging with CRPs 1& 6.