1993-07-31 Agroforestry has come of age during the past fifteen years. During this period, activities and interest in agroforestry education and training have increased tremendously, as in other aspects of agroforestry development. Today, agroforestry is taught at the senior undergraduate and postgraduate...
Agroforestry -- the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape -- is increasingly recognized as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry...
2000-01-01 Agroforesty adds an interesting twist to agriculture because it is a land-use system that focuses on the big picture. As you learn about agroforestry you will discover that farmers are not the only people who can benefit. Many of the principles and methods apply quite well to small landowners....
This presentation defines agroforestry, describes its potenial to allieve major land use problems and indicates what type of interactions can be expected between its various components. The basic concepts of Multipurpose Trees and Shrubs, multidisciplinarity and sustainability are explained and...
The main types of agroforests are described; tree homegardens, village forest gardens, "jardins de case", multipurpose woodlots, agroforestry buffer zones as well as some lesser known types of agroforests. These descriptions lead to a broad definition of agroforests. Looking at the application...
Key Resource1998-01-02 The purpose of this volume is to present a detailed and in-depth look at the concepts, principles and practices that underlie agroforestry application. The focus is on how the individual parts (the theories and concepts) form the whole (the process of designing or understanding user-specific...
2009-01-01 This book is a compilation containing the extended abstracts of all the invited symposium presentations and abstracts of voluntarily submitted papers selected for oral presentation at the Technical Sessions of the 2nd World Congress of Agroforestry. It provides a comprehensive snapshot of the...
1999-01-01 This lesson plan is designed for training of adult short term volunteer personnel for assignment in agroforestry self help programs in Malawi, Africa, who have bery little previous experience in the agroforestry disciplines, to become familiarized with agroforestry technologies, to be able to...
2005-01-01 This binder is a compilation of the professional publications and presentations by the Center for Subtropical Agroforestry during the past nearly 5 years. These materials reflect our increased understanding of the science of agroforestry and enhanced awareness about its potential as an...
1980-01-01 The overall objective of this Handbook is to introduce the reader to a time tested system of family food production and to provide guidlines to assist programme officers with developing an appropriate home garden programme. The basic principles can also be applied in programmes for schools and...