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In 1983 the Vi magazine (Tidningen Vi), published by the Swedish Cooperative Union (KF), initiated fundraising for a tree-planting project in the Lake Victoria Region. Subsequently, the Foundation “Vi Planterar träd” (Vi Agroforestry) was established to raise funds for the project.
Vi Agroforestry is an international non-political, non-religious and non-profit organisation registered in Sweden as a foundation and in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Rwanda as a non-governmental organisation. Its headquarters are situated in Stockholm, Sweden, with a Regional Office in Nairobi, Kenya.
Vi Agroforestry started up in West Pokot District, Kenya in 1983. The original aim was to halt desertification and soil erosion by planting trees. As more funds became available Vi Agroforestry expanded and in 1986 a new project site was established in Trans Nzoia District, with a new project office in Kitale, Kenya. Further programme expansions led to projects established in Masaka, Uganda in 1992, Musoma, Tanzania in 1994, Mwanza, Tanzania in 1999, Kisumu, Kenya 2002, Kigali, Rwanda in 2004 and Kagera, Tanzania in 2005.
Today, Vi Agroforestry has country offices in Kitale (Kenya), Kampala (Uganda), Kigali (Rwanda) and Mwanza (Tanzania).
Vi Agroforestry is a Swedish development organisation fighting poverty and climate change – together. Since 1983, we have contributed to the planting of over 148 million trees in Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda and Tanzania – countries that have been severely affected by deforestation and climate change.
We work in collaboration with farmer’s organisations, 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 helpincrease biodiversity, bind carbon, and stop soil from being washed away by floods.
Over the last ten years, Vi Agroforestry has 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.
