![]() ![]() The program will also use innovative financing models and leverage India’s private sector to promote tree-based enterprises, helping to create sustainable markets and improve rural economies and livelihoods, with the potential to benefit more than 13 million people. Through agroforestry, or integrating trees into farming systems, the program will improve the resilience of farming systems while increasing the income of farmers. ![]() The new $25 million program will bring together farmers, companies, and private institutions in India to rapidly expand tree coverage outside of traditional forests by 28 lakh hectares. Agency for International Development (USAID), announced the launch of a new program, “Trees Outside Forests in India.” The program will expand tree coverage outside of forest lands to enhance carbon sequestration, support local communities, and strengthen the climate resilience of agriculture, thereby supporting global climate change mitigation and adaptation goals. New Delhi: Today, the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change, Government of India and the U.S. ![]()
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