HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Agroforestry can also be defined as a dynamic, ecologically based, natural resource management system that, through the integration of trees on farms and in the agricultural landscape, diversifies and sustains production for increased social, economic and environmental benefits for land users at all levels.

Detailed explanation-2: -As natural vegetation is cut for agriculture and other types of development, the benefits that trees provide are best sustained by integrating trees into agricultural system-a practice known as agroforestry.

Detailed explanation-3: -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-4: -The major components of this system are multipurpose trees and other fruit trees and common agricultural crops. The primary role of this system is production of various tree products and the protective function is fencing, social values and plot demarcation.