Women make significant contributions to agroforestry systems in developing countries in Africa, yet their lack of involvement can be largely contributed to cultural taboos and gender discrepancies.
In 2017, we visited Uganda a few weeks for more in-depth research into local tree species and also to start collaboration with farmers for future tree planting.
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.