FORESTRY
AGROFORESTRY
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Plants grown are more diverse, technology is flexible, input requirements are low
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Multi-species, multi-strata canopy, efficient use of the landscape
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High rain catch, light, mineral nutrient and biomass production
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Agroforestry can and is very suitable for the wider community and can reduce tensions or political conflicts
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Detailed explanation-1: -Agroforestry is a collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos, etc.) are deliberately used on the same land-management units as agricultural crops and/or animals, in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence.
Detailed explanation-2: -Agroforestry systems can provide a number of ecosystem services which can contribute to sustainable agriculture in the following ways; Diversification of agricultural products, such as fuelwood, medicinal plants, and multiple crops, increases income security.
Detailed explanation-3: -Based on such socioeconomic criteria as scale of production and level of technology input and management, agroforestry systems have been grouped into three categories: Commercial, Intermediate and. Subsistence systems.