Cindy Laird

Cindy Laird

Improving Shea Farming Communities’ Resilience

A new agroforestry farm model uses shea farming to bolster climate and economic resilience in Nigeria. Shea trees grow naturally on 63 million hectares in traditional farming systems in Nigeria. The trees are integrated with crops on smallholder farms, creating…

Restoring an Ancient Agro-Ecology Model in Africa

Global Shea Alliance brings together all actors from the shea value chain to restore the shea parklands and support the livelihoods of the 16 million women who depend on them. Agroforestry, where trees, crops and animals are farmed together, is…