HORTICULTURE

Detailed explanation-1: -Agroforestry is practiced in both irrigated and rain fed conditions where it produces food, fuel, fodder, timber, fertilizer and fibre, contributes to food, nutritional and ecological security, sustains livelihoods, alleviates poverty and promotes productive and resilient cropping and farming environments.

Detailed explanation-2: -4.1 The basic objectives of the National Agroforestry Policy are to: Encourage and expand tree plantation in complementarity and integrated manner with crops and livestock to improve productivity, employment, income and livelihoods of rural households, especially the small holder farmers.

Detailed explanation-3: -Agroforestry helps in erosion control and water retention, nutrient recycling, carbon storage, biodiversity preservation, and cleaner air and helps communities withstand extreme weather events.

Detailed explanation-4: -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.