Trees for the Future is dedicated to ending extreme hunger and poverty across Sub-Saharan Africa by revitalizing degraded lands using the Forest Garden Approach. The Forest Garden Approach, developed by Trees for the Future, diversifies farming systems with trees and food crops that meet subsistence needs and market opportunities. While conventional agriculture programs focus on one or few crops, the Forest Garden Approach is rooted in diversifying each farm with many food crops and thousands of trees so farming families will be self-sufficient in their production of food, timber and non-timber forest products.
This manual should be used in conjunction with the Forest Garden Technical Manual, the Forest garden Facilitator’s Guide, and the Forest Garden Farmer’s Workbook. Though this Training of Trainers Guide is designed for the Forest Garden Training Program, the methodology described in this guide can be used for any training program (nutrition, agricultural skills, health training, etc).