1. Abstract,Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability2014 Fodder trees are important feed sources for livestock in a wide range offarming systemsin Africa. Researchers, extension services and farmers have developed and promoted fodder tree practices in many different countries and contexts....
  2. 20/1/2017 Agroforestry or growing trees in combination with agricultural crops is an age-old practice, especially in Asia and Africa.India, today, stands at the forefront of global efforts in promoting research and education in agroforestry. Agroforestry systems, in addition to the economic and other...
  3. Abstract, Plant roots can grow anywhere-in the soil, on the surface of the soil, in the water, and even in the air. Except for the first formed roots that respond positively to gravity, most roots do not grow toward anything or in any particular direction. Root growth is essentially opportunistic...
  4. 19/1/1998 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,...
  5. 1/1/1992 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.
  6. Abstract, As the demand for products from timberlands has been increasing, the genera Eucalyptus has highlighted for its yield potential and also due to its great adaptation to Brazilian soils, which are in general moderately acid. Therefore, the aim was to evaluate the growth of the hybrid...
  7. Evergreen Agriculture - the combination of trees in farming systems (agroforestry) with the principles of conservation farming. Dennis Garrity, Director General, World Agroforestry Centre, gives more insight on Evergreen Agriculture
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    1/1/2011 La escasez alimenticia es uno de los obstáculos más grandes a los que se enfrentan miles de Centro Africanos a diario, mientras hacen un arduo esfuerzo de trabajar en sus huertos para producir comida suficiente para alimentar a sus familias y proveerles de todas sus necesidades como; educación y...
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    1/1/2010 Las comunidades agrícolas de las regiones del trópico semi-árido de África, se han vuelto muy vulnerables y enfrentan retos muy grandes en su supervivencia; Los cambios en el clima, las escazas e inconstantes precipitaciones, las tradicionales prácticas agrícolas mono culturales, el crecimiento...
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    1/1/1991 There are several reasons for establishing fences on the small farm. Fences are used to: To mark boundary lines between farms or next to roads. To separate adjacent fields used for distinct purposes To protect and keep animals from straying To protect crops from animal damage A fence represents a...