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Writer's pictureVictoria Acland

Agroforestry in Rwanda

Updated: May 23




Why is the combination of agriculture and reforestation a good solution?


Today, to answer that question, we're focusing on one of the projects supported by the Furthr app users: Agroforestry in Rwanda.


Forest loss in Rwanda

The Republic of Rwanda is a small country just south of the equator, in Central Africa’s Great Rift Valley. The country has a range of diverse ecosystems, including wetlands, tropical forests, and wooded savannas. Of course, all these different ecosystems also mean a wealth of biodiversity!  


Unfortunately, farming and overexploitation of natural resources pose a threat to these ecosystems, including Rwanda’s forests - from 2001 to 2022, Rwanda lost 43,100 hectares of tree cover. This is equivalent to a 8.7% decrease in tree cover since 2000. 



This loss has impacted the country's soil and therefore its climate resiliency, mainly because of:

  • Increased exposure to erosion

  • Reduced water retention capacity

  • Increased leaching (the loss of water-soluble plant nutrients) 

  • Changed soil alkalinity

Land degradation and soil erosion in Rwanda

Agriculture in Rwanda

Agroforestry in Rwanda

Additional climate benefit: habitat


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