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  1. 1999-01-01 The papers in this volume describe field test experiences with methods for measuring carbon storage by three types of land use: natural forest, plantation forest, and agroforestry. Winrock and its partners are working with organizations concerned with climate change and involved in carbon...
  2. 2006-01-01 ‘Homegardens’ are integrated tree–crop–animal production systems, often established on small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, and primarily found in tropical environments. This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world’s leading researchers and professionals in...
  3. Access Agriculture Training Video Farmer managed natural regeneration (FMNR) has helped to "regreen" five million hectares of land in Niger after three decades of destruction. It is an effective way of reintroducing parkland agroforestry to help improve management of crops and livestock....
  4. Access Agriculture Training Video Trees produce timber and firewood, but also fruit, pods, leaves and medicines for people and livestock. Some species help improve soil fertility and reduce local temperatures. The system supports crops and livestock. Available Languages: Arabic,Bambara,Chichewa /...
  5. 1992-01-01 The 44 species of trees and shrubs within the genus Prosopis are mainly to be found in the semi-arid and arid regions of the world. Being leguminous the trees fix atmospheric nitrogen and produce protein-rich leaves and beans which are recognized as providing valuable feedstuffs for livestock....
  6. 1987-01-01 Agroforestry systems using nitrogen fixing woody perennials, such as Leucaena Leucocephala and Gliricidia sepium, planted in contour hedges on hillsides (or alleys on level ground), have proven to be as inexpensive and effective technology to control soil erosion, improve soil structure, and...
  7. 2006-04-20 This book discusses various agroforesty options and how they are currently enhancing the traditional, forest-dependant livelihoods of uploand people
  8. The main objective of this booklet is to introduce participants to the principles, concepts and practice of agroforestry research and development through the characterization and diagnosis of land use systems and the design of appropriate agroforestry interventions, adoptable by farmers, and...
  9. 1992-01-01 This Asia Technical Department Technical Note is a summary of the observations made between the commencement of the project in 1990 up until the mid-1992 Supervision Mission.
  10. 1998-01-19 Adapted from selected papers presented to a symposium on Tropical Agroforestry organized in connection with the annual meetings of the American Society ofAgronomy, 5 November 1996, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Large areas of the warm, humid tropics in Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Latin America,...