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    1/1/2012 El Asia compone menos que la tercera parte (30%) de toda la tierra del mundo pero sostiene más que la mitad (56%) de la población mundial. Además, el promedio de la densidad poblacional del Asia se vuelve problema significativo a largo plazo cuando se considera la producción de comida. Algunos...
  2. Recurso clave 1/1/2010 Durante muchos años se han aplicado los métodos occidentales y convencionales de silvicultura en el que se promueven las especies exóticas de árboles para combatir la desertificación en los países del Sahel. Proyectos grandes y pequeños habían sido encargados con el fin de disminuir el asumido...
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    20/1/1992 En un lenguaje sencillo, agroforestería es la producción de árboles y de cultivos no arbóreos o animales en el mismo terreno. Los cultivos pueden sembrarse juntos al mismo tiempo, pueden sembrarse en rotación o incluso pueden sembrarse en parcelas separadas cuando los materiales de uno se...
  4. 1/4/2009 This article is from ECHO Asia Note #1 When ripe, the yellow and apricot-colored fruit of the marian plum (Bouea macrophylla Griff.) seem to glow among the tree's glossy green leaves. The ripe fruit of marian plum offers an edible, crisp skin and juicy flesh. Besides being eaten raw as a dessert...
  5. Planting trees provides families with more than just food. It provides income, empowerment, unity, leadership, education and even saves lives. When we can teach people to value themselves and their environment, they see amazing improvements in their standard of living. We can help families escape...
  6. 14/11/2018 How do we move from knowledge to practice? Theories from sociology point to the importance of strong relational ties for transferring information. This presentation provides a case study on the relationship between the World Agroforestry Center and Vi Agroforestry in western Kenya. Based on...
  7. 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...
  8. 19/1/1920 The reason for scarcity of fruits in regions where, by climatic indications, one would expect them to be most abundant, is not to be found in any single fact, but is, perhaps, largely the result of three causes: first, the enervating effect of heat, which discourages man from undertaking work...
  9. 13/11/2018 In August 2017, Tim Watkins traveled to Mchinga, Tanzania to assist Kilimo Timilifu (KT) in the process of developing a plan for integrating agroforestry practices into KT's farm plans. He worked closely with Joel Wildasin, who was serving as the KT farm manager at the time. Tim will begin by...
  10. 20/4/2006 This book discusses various agroforesty options and how they are currently enhancing the traditional, forest-dependant livelihoods of uploand people