Wilmer Toriac works at the Instituto de Investigaciones Agro-Forestales (Institute of Agroforestry Research) in Cuba, and has been working with AF since 2007. He has been involved in ecological restoration projects using AF at four sites in Cuba, and has given workshops on AF mapping, planning, ecological evaluation, database creation, AF as a tool for restoration, reforestation and food sovereignty, as well as on the economic potential and commercialization of AF products.