NAIROBI, KENYA (24 August 2009)—Scientists said today at the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry that a type of acacia tree with an unusual growth habit—unlike virtually all other trees—holds ...

Ants in your pants? That's nothing compared with ants up your snout. And that's what elephants in the African savanna must contend with when trying to snag a meal from a certain type of acacia tree.

French producer of acacia gum Alland & Robert has established a company foundation to help prevent desertification in Africa. “Our sole objective is to support African communities and fight the ...

Thousands of seeds from native African tree species and indigenous varieties of crops have been deposited in the cold, dry rock vaults of the Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the permafrost of northern ...

A unique African tree could dramatically improve the yield of crops planted under its canopy by providing natural, renewable fertilizer, says a new study. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get ...

Isiolo County, located in Kenya's arid and semi-arid region, is facing a dramatic decline in its vital acacia tree cover. Over the past decade, more than 25 per cent of the county’s acacia woodlands ...

After a recent period of major rainfall, I visited a wooded area to see what animals I could find, wondering if any had left for Noah’s Ark. I turned over an old piece of roofing tin and noticed that ...

Obied — The Forests National Corporation (FNC) in North Kordofan State has begun sowing acacia, talh, and heglig seeds across 2,700 feddans this season in the Miyiyat, Kitr, and Berak areas of Al-Ain ...

FOR once there is some good news from Africa. Farmers are reclaiming the desert, turning the barren wastelands of the Sahel region on the Sahara’s southern edge into green, productive farmland.