Acacia Trees Could Solve Africa’s Soil Problems, Be the Future for Farms

Photo via NeilsPhotography "The future of trees is on farms," said Dennis Garrity, Director General of the World Agroforestry Centre, or ICRAF, which is one of many participating organization in a gathering of over 800 experts to discuss how trees can and will save the world's farms. Particularly, the scientists are looking at the Faidherbia acacia tree that has nitrogen-fixing qualities, offering the potential to revive and sustain farms - and mitigate climate change - in sub-Saharan Africa. ...Read the full story on TreeHugger