On July 17^th-20^th, 2022, the 5^th World Congress on Agroforestry: Transitioning to a Viable World, was held in Québec City, Canada, as well as in virtual mode. This congress, organized by Université Laval, in partnership with the International Union for Agroforestry (IUAF) and World Agroforestry (ICRAF), gave an opportunity to stimulate an open and inclusive dialogue between various stakeholders from around the world including farmers, researchers, advisors, policy makers, and representatives from the government, the civil society and the private sector.

VEGERA project team under the lead of Niels Thevs (GIZ) and Kumar Aliev (ICRAF) has virtually taken part in the 5th World Congress on Agroforestry on July 17^th-20^th, 2022. The presentation in video format was presented on the topic of “Poplar based agroforestry as an economic source for renewable raw materials in irrigated agriculture in Central Asia” by Dilfuza Yuldasheva. Throughout the conference, Ms. Yuldasheva could visit interesting sessions on the relevant topics and take part in discussions.