Agroforestry is a land use system that allows for the concurrent production of trees and agricultural crops and or animals from the same piece of land. It has a rich history of development and has been practised in some parts of the world for more than 6 000 years. In... Lees meer.

The Loess Plateau of China is unique in the world. For a long time many measures have been taken to improve the living condition and income of local farmers agroforestry is one of the efficient ways. There are some intercropping models in the area it is urgent to prob... Lees meer.

This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from leading researchers and professionals in silvopastoral systems topic in Southern South America Argentina Chile and South Brazil . It is a compendium of original research articles case studies and region... Lees meer.

Climate change deforestation food shortages and resource exploitation can all be addressed by changing land use practices. Alley Cropping systems are land use alternatives that incorporate hedges into agricultural fields and offer biomass and agricultural products. In... Lees meer.

Presents a silvicultural framework for thinking about the design and practice of agroforestry systems. This work uses the knowledge gained about the temporal and spatial dynamic and productivity of forests as the basis for silvicultural applications in agroforestry syst... Lees meer.

Livestock production is an integral part of all land use systems in the highlands of western Kenya. Due to challenges associated with increases in human population densities since early in the 20th century farmers have shifted their livestock management practices from... Lees meer.

This new volume addresses the burning issues of the impact of climate change the alteration of environmental quality and subsequent mitigation and adaptation strategies through various agroecosystem practices primarily in agroforestry. The book discusses in depth the... Lees meer.

Tree based production systems abound especially in the tropics. Despite the pervasiveness of such multipurpose trees-outside-forest resources they have not attracted adequate attention in the development paradigms of many nation states. These multispecies production... Lees meer.

This book focuses on the role of multispecies production systems involving tree and crop species as a means for carbon sequestration and thereby reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world s leadi... Lees meer.

Agroforestry the word coined in early seventies has made its place in all the developed and the developing countries of the world and is now recognized as an important approach to ensuring food security and rebuilding resilient rural environments. India has been an al... Lees meer.

Oxytenanthera abyssinica is known to be one of the lowland perennial grass species in Ethiopia. This study was conducted to assess its woody species diversity based on homestead agroforestry system carbon sequestration potential and its socioeconomic benefits at Tselem... Lees meer.

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This book has been written with the objective to identify suitable bamboo species and Kharif crops for bamboo based agroforestry system under wasteland conditions. The experiment was laid out in Split Plot Design with eight treatment combinations comprising of two bambo... Lees meer.

Features 14 case studies that describe and demonstrate the application of a range of economic analysis techniques to agroforestry system policies and projects. This book provides a useful resource for assisting upper division undergraduate and graduate students and rur... Lees meer.

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