Resources Tagged: Agroforestry

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  1. Coppicing Woodlots

    2010-04-01 Jean Remy Azor owns and manages his own “ti fore” (little forest) in Haiti. He started it in 1984 and has not had to replant it since. He tells of his experiences with it.
    Woodland Management Coppicing Agroforestry Haiti Latin America and ...

  2. Important Resources about Trees of Haiti

    2010-01-20 Important Trees of Haiti byJoel Timyan, a 418-page book, is now available on the Internet at the USAID Development Experience Clearinghouse (DEC). An electronic PDF copy of the book can be accessed by clicking on the link pdf.usaid.gov/pdf_docs/PNACA072.pdf
    Trees Agroforestry Natural Resource M...

  3. Alley Cropping: a System to Sustain Soil Productivity

    2004-01-20 When selecting a hedgerow species for alley cropping, keep in mind that leaves should readily decompose when applied to the soil.
    Alley Cropping Agroforestry

  4. Exceptional Impact of a Novel Approach to Reforestation in Sub- Saharan Africa—an Update.

    2006-01-20 FMNR is a form of tree coppicing and hence depends on the presence of living tree stumps that resprout after cutting.
    Agroforestry Forestry Rural Development FMNR

  5. Highlights of Dr. Brewbaker’s Leucaena Tree and Sweet Corn Breeding Programs

    2008-04-20 We were privileged to have Dr. James Brewbaker as a speaker at our annual conference in November 2007. As a plant breeder at the University of Hawaii, Dr. Brewbaker has devoted many years of scholarly research to the leucaena tree and to sweet corn. He has always had a strong interest in ways...
    Crop Pests Agroforestry Leucaena Legume Sweet Corn

  6. Strawberry Tree

    2003-07-20 The Strawberry Tree (Muntingia calabura), also known as Jamaica Cherry, is a multipurpose tree that quickly grows to 8 to 13 meters in height. The tree produces a small red fruit, but is largely valued for its wood. It is remarkably fast-growing for a tree having such hard wood.
    Underutilized Crops Agroforestry Fruit Trees Firewood Timber Muntingia calabura

  7. Controlling Weeds in Tree Plantings

    2007-10-20 Overstory Issue 188 (about accelerated natural regeneration, or ANR) included information about weeding in forests. Here we share an excerpt on reducing competition with weeds.
    Weed Control Agroforestry

  8. A System to Sustain Soil Productivity

    2004-01-20 When selecting a hedgerow species for alley cropping, keep in mind that leaves should readily decompose when applied to the soil.
    Alley Cropping Agroforestry

  9. Alley Cropping Revisited

    2004-07-01 Alley cropping was not intended to be a way to increase yields/acre. The purpose was to shorten or eliminate fallow periods.
    Alley Cropping Agroforestry

  10. Baobab Gardens for Leaf Production

    2009-04-01 Indigenous (naturally occurring) and traditional (introduced in the past and incorporated into the culture) leafy vegetables are often greatly under-utilized. In many areas, the knowledge and use of indigenous leafy vegetables (ILVs) has declined as vegetables such as cabbage, tomatoes and...
    Dark Green Leafy V... Baobab Edible Leaves Underutilized Crops Agroforestry Adansonia digitata West Africa