Prof. Ingrid OBORN

Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU) & ICRAF - World Agroforestry

Ingrid Öborn is Professor of Agricultural Cropping System at the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Senior Research Fellow of World Agroforestry (ICRAF). She has experience of agroforestry research, policy and practice in East Africa and Southeast Asia. Her research interest includes sustainable diversification and intensification of farming systems, multi-functionality of agricultural landscapes and ecosystem services, nutrient cycling on farms and in the food system. She leads Drylands Transform  – a project working on pathways and challenges towards a transformation of landscapes, livestock and livelihoods implemented in East Africa. She is involved in research on the potential of multi-purpose legumes in mixed crop-livestock systems, climate-smart agricultural practices and market-based agroforestry on sloping land.