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World Agroforestry into the FutureThis book has been compiled from contributions by world experts in agroforestry who met in Kenyain November 2003 to chart the future on the occasion of the 25 th anniversary of the World Agroforestry Centre.The World Agroforestry Centre is recognized as an international leader in agroforestry research, education and developmentsupport.It was established in 1978 as the International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), to promote agroforestryresearch in developing countries, in response to a visionary study by Canada’s International Development Research Centre(IDRC). During the 1980s, the Centre operated as an information council focusing primarily on Africa. ICRAF joined theConsultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) in 1991 to conduct global research on agroforestry,transforming itself into the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry. ICRAF is one of 15 international centres of theFuture Harvest Alliance supported by the CGIAR. Its first strategic plan as a CGIAR member addressed poverty, food securityand environmental degradation in smallholder farms of sub-humid and semi-arid Africa. The Centre then expanded to LatinAmerica, South Asia and Southeast Asia, while strengthening its activities in four regions of Africa. In 2002, it adopted thebrand name, the World Agroforestry Centre, but retained the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) asits legal name.The mission of the CGIAR is to achieve sustainable food security and reduce poverty in developing countries throughscientific research and research-related activities in agriculture, livestock, agroforestry, fisheries, policy and natural resourcesmanagement (NRM).United Nations Avenue, GigiriPO Box 30677-00100Nairobi, KenyaTel: +254 20 722 4000 or via USA +1 650 833 6645Fax: +254 20 722 4001 or via USA +1 650 833 6646www.worldagroforestry.org