Vi Tree- Planting foundation

ABOUT US 

Vi Agroforestry is a Swedish development organization fighting poverty and climate change together. What started as a tree planting initiative in 1983, is today an agroforestry expert organization working through local partnerships to run holistic agricultural development projects in East Africa and beyond.

We work in collaboration with farmer’s organizations, advising and training farmers in sustainable agricultural land management such as agroforestry. In agroforestry, trees are planted alongside crops and livestock on the farmland. This gives more fertile soils, better yields, and a richer variety of crops. Farmers shifting to agroforestry get more food and better incomes. The trees also help increase biodiversity, bind carbon, and stop soil from being washed away by floods.

Over the last ten years, we have contributed to the planting of over 148 million trees and helped more than 2.4 million improve their livelihoods. We offer outstanding expertise in agroforestry, climate change adaptation and mitigation, promoting well-proven practices based on scientific research. Our focus on both human and environmental sustainability makes us unique.

We are presently working in three East African countries: Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda. We focus on where we are most relevant and can make a difference – both in terms of which countries to work in and what areas in the countries. The selection is based on criteria such as an area’s vulnerability to climate change, the value we can contribute, and resources available.

In the coming years, we will look into expanding our geographical area, both within the current countries in East Africa, and into new countries. Special attention will be given to exploring arid and semi-arid areas where agroforestry has great potential to make unproductive lands fertile.

Vision and mission

Our vision

A sustainable environment that enables women and men living in poverty to improve their lives.

Our mission

To fight poverty and climate change – together. Empowering smallholder farmer families socially and economically, building their resilience while enhancing biodiversity and climate change mitigation through sustainable agricultural land management, including agroforestry.

Our target group

Smallholder farmer families – with a special focus on women, youth and children living in a situation of poverty. We target farmer families who are likely to have limited access to productive resources and opportunities, and who experience food insecurity and the effects of climate change.