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Fighting poverty and climate change – together

Vi Agroforestry

Vi Agroforestry (Vi-skogen) is a Swedish development cooperation organisation, fighting poverty and improving the environment through agroforestry. Vi Agroforestry has reached over 2,3 million people through education, advisory and services and planted more than 120 million trees in the Lake Victoria basin.

Fighting poverty and climate change – together

Vi Agroforestry

- Fighting poverty and climate change.

PURE AIR

FERTILE SOIL

ANIMAL FEED

PROTECTION AGAINST SOIL EROSION

FIREWOOD & BUILDINGS

FOOD AND MEDICINE

SHADE

NITROGEN FIXING

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PURE AIR

Trees absorb carbon dioxide from the air.

FERTILE SOIL

The leaves from trees are used as compost, which makes the soil moist and fertile.

ANIMAL FEED

Trees provide fodder for animals.

PROTECTION AGAINST SOIL EROSION

Trees stabilise the ground and reduce soil erosion.

FIREWOOD & BUILDINGS

Trees provide firewood, timber and potential income.

FOOD AND MEDICINE

Trees provide food, fruit and medicines.

SHADE

Trees provide shade for other plants, livestock and human beings.

NITROGEN FIXING

Trees can fix nitrogen in the soil, providing more favourable conditions for crops.

Vi Agroforestry

Vi Agroforestry

Agroforestry

- Fighting poverty and climate change.

PURE AIR

FERTILE SOIL

ANIMAL FEED

PROTECTION AGAINST SOIL EROSION

FIREWOOD & BUILDINGS

FOOD AND MEDICINE

SHADE

NITROGEN FIXING

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