Certifying agroforestry professionals anytime, anyplace.
Increasing income and promoting better nutrition among millions of chronically hungry people through planting trees.
The Forest Garden Training Center (FGTC) is an anytime, anywhere online training resource center for development practitioners. FGTC was developed by Trees for the Future in response to global pressure to combat poverty, hunger, drought and the migration crisis across Africa.
For the past 30 years Trees for the Future has been a leader in agroforestry and tree planting across many countries and contexts. The ability to offer the Forest Garden Certification to farmers, community leaders, and change agents around the world is Trees for the Future's pinnacle achievement.
The power of Forest Gardens
The Forest Garden Certification provides an easily deployable and replicable solution to end hunger, poverty and deforestation by planting Forest Gardens. It is suitable for:
- Project and Community Leaders
- Extension agents, trainers and other development and relief workers
- Project managers, team members and support staff working for NGOs on development and relief projects.
Project and community leaders around the world can now explore the Forest Garden Training Center, download training resources, ask agroforestry questions to global practitioners, and become a Certified Forest Garden Specialist.
Accessible and affordable
The Forest Garden Certification is available online at www.apmg-exams.com. The certification has been priced to make the cost affordable to staff working for NGOs anywhere in the world.
The Certification starts at just US$22 for staff of NGOs working in the developing world.
Forest Garden Certification
Certified Forest Garden Specialists are equipped with an easily deployable and replicable solution to help end hunger, poverty and deforestation by planting trees.
Who is the Forest Garden Certification for?
Trainers, extension workers, specialists, and individuals interested in working with farmers to implement agroforestry techniques while increasing both their income and food security in a restorative way.
What are the key things you will learn?
- An introduction to the Forest Garden – what it is and the major characteristics of the Forest Garden.
- Technical guidance on the latest thinking and techniques in agroforestry extension.
- The phases of protecting, diversifying and optimizing a Forest Garden.
- Information on technical practices like seedling propagation, grafting, tree care, and permagardening.
- Tools and tips for those participating in the three phases of the Forest Garden Approach.
Exam Format
- 75 simple multiple-choice questions
- 180-minute duration
- Closed book
- 65% pass mark (49 out of 75)
Accessing the resources
To access the resources, create a free account on the Forest Garden Training Center website and select "Resource Library". The manuals can be read directly from this website or be fully downloaded by clicking on the PDF icon on the top right.
