1. 1988-01-01 These proceedings include assessment of research and development with systems of land use that involve tree species. Discussions ranged from genetic resources and germplasm improvement to soil constraints and socioeconomic systems that enhance agroforestry development.
  2. P.K.R. Nair ICRAF, through its Agroforestry Systems Inventory (AFSI), has collected, evaluated, synthesized and disseminated information on existing agroforestry (AF) systems and practices from different parts of the tropics and subtropics. The systems have been classified according to various...
  3. 1989-01-01 Agroforestry refers to the integration of trees and shrubs as essential elements of agricultural and other land use systems, with the idea of improving the fertility and productivity of the soil. In this concept, trees and shrubs can be deliberately managed (that is, established, tended,...
  4. 2020-01-01 *Available as Download Only Planting trees in the agricultural landscape, in the form of establishing agroforestry systems, has a significant role to play in potentially improving ecosystem services, such as increased biodiversity, reduced soil erosion, increased soil carbon storage, improved...
  5. 1994-01-01 Farmers in large parts of the tropics have no tradition of aiming at maximum production per hectare; their main concern was to reduce the risk of crop failure. The principal reason is that - except in the main population centres - there were no convenient markets for food surpluses. The...
  6. 1993-01-01 Collection Le Point Sur Ce livre en deux tomes présente des informations, des données techniques, des exemples d'améliorations possibles, des expériences susceptibles d'apporter une aide pratique et quotidienne à tous ceux qui sont professionnellement engagés dans des interventions...