An important strategy for meeting global landscape restoration goals is nursery production of
high-quality seedlings. Growing seedlings with attributes that promote post-planting survival …

The paper reviews tree seed and seedling supply systems in sub-Saharan Africa, Asia and
Latin America. Across these regions, the review found that some of the germplasm supply …

Seedlings are the foundation for many terrestrial ecosystems and are a critical consideration
and investment for implementing global forest and landscape restoration programs. Global …

Tree growing by smallholder farmers is an emerging livelihood strategy in Lake Tana
catchment. The objectives of this study were to (1) identify the most important tree species …

Rethinking the logic of institutional environments aiming to facilitate agroforestry
smallholders in economic development, this article compares smallholder input supply …

In develo** countries seedlings are often produced in small-scale nurseries as a means to
raise tree planting materials and, provided they are of high quality, these can form the basis …

The limited supply of high quality planting materials for a wide species base is a major
reason for the limited success of reforestation programmes or projects in many develo** …

Many smallholder tree growers in develo** countries and those advising them, hold a
view that if they plant trees a market will materialize when the time is right. However, despite …

Survival of planted trees in Malawi is very low and this is attributed to many factors including
the use of poor quality tree seedlings. A survey was conducted to assess the quality of tree …

Availability of high quality tree planting material within proximity of farmers and at affordable
prices is one of the prerequisites for larger uptake of tree cultivation. This study examines …