Gliricidia is Multipurpose Tree and wide-ranging soil and climatic adaptation.USES : Living fences/hedges, cut and carry feed for ruminants, alley farming, protein banks, green manure , support, shade, honey, firewood. Gliricidia is normally used as a green forage, protein supplement to low-quality tropical forages and by-products for cattle, sheep and goats. It may be used as the sole feed in the dry season.SEED : Pretreatment of Gliricidia sepium seed is often not necessary, but soaking overnight in cold water is required and planting should proceed immediately thereafter.Seed or seedling inoculation with suitable strains of rhizobium is necessary where G. sepium is not naturalized. Direct sowing of seeds requires good land preparation and regular weeding: 90-100% germination occurs in 7 days. Where nursery seedlings are used, plantable size is attained in 3 months.EROSION CONTROL: Hedgerows in alley cropping serve to suppress weed growth and control erosion .FODDER: Gliricidia sepium leaves are rich in protein and highly digestible There is evidence of improved animal production (both milk and meat) in large and small ruminants when G. sepium is used as a supplement. APICULTURE: The flowers attract honeybees (Apis spp.), hence it is an important species for honey production.SHADE OR SHELTER: Gliricidia sepium is widely cultivated as shade for perennial crops (tea, coffee and cocoa). It is also used as a nurse tree for shade-loving species. Attributes contributing to its value as a shade tree include its fine, feathery foliage givingNITROGEN FIXING: The tree is capable of fixing atmospheric nitrogen Suitable for LIVE FENCING around cattle pastures and for delineating boundaries. Its fast growth, ease of propagation, nitrogen fixing ability and light canopy makes it ideal as a live stakes. SOIL IMPROVER: As a green manure, Gliricidia sepium increases soil organic matter; it aids in recycling of soil nutrients as it produces much litter.