HORTICULTURE SCIENCE
AGRO FORESTRY SYSTEMS
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The three main components of agroforestry-animals, crops and trees-can be combined in numerous spatial and temporal arrangements and for different functions, creating thus many different kinds of systems.
Detailed explanation-2: -Agroforestry is defined as a land use system which integrate trees and shrubs on farmlands and rural landscapes to enhance productivity, profitability, diversity and ecosystem sustainability.
Detailed explanation-3: -Agroforestry is the planting of trees and agriculture crops on the same land including other waste patches; on the other hand farm forestry is where the farmers grow the trees for the commercial or noncommercial benefits on their farm lands.
Detailed explanation-4: -Agroforestry is a term for practices where trees are combined with farming, as well as for the interdisciplinary subject area embracing land use systems, at a range of scales from that of the field to the planet, that involve interactions amongst trees, people, and agriculture.