In the mid-2000s, Better Globe Forestry gained interest in trees that grow naturally in Kenya's arid and semi-arid lands: a local variant of mahogany, melia vulkansii (“mukau” in Kikamba, the local dialect), that produces beautiful red hardwood in 15 to 20 years' time.
According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Agroforestry is “the intentional integration of trees and shrubs into crop and animal farming systems to create environmental, economic, and social benefits.”
The mukau seedlings we use for our outstanding mahogany trees — which are lighter in weight than natural American mahogany and teak wood, but much harder than both species — are hard to obtain.
