FORESTRY
AGROFORESTRY
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forest farming
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alley cropping
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riparian forest buffer
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silvopasture
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Detailed explanation-1: -A riparian buffer is a strip of vegetation along the bank of a stream or river that spatially separates more-developed land from the water. Buffers help to provide shade, protect the water from human land use practices, and control erosion.
Detailed explanation-2: -Riparian buffers are strips of vegetation (trees, shrubs or grass) planted next to streams or other waterbodies. By planting vegetation along streams, space is created between the water and upland land uses, which helps protect the water quality and stream habitat.
Detailed explanation-3: -7 CFR 205.2. According to the USDA organic regulations, a buffer zone is “an area located between a certified production operation or portion of a production operation and an adjacent land area that is not maintained under organic management.