Agroforestry Systems In The Tropics
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Agroforestry Systems In The Tropics
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Author : P.K. Nair
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2011-10-12
Agroforestry Systems In The Tropics written by P.K. Nair and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-12 with Technology & Engineering categories.
This book consolidates the descriptive results of a pantropical project called Agroforestry Systems Inventory (AFSI), undertaken by the International Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) from 1982 to 1987. Since agroforestry was a relatively new term when the project was initiated, the main objective was to increase the understanding of and provide a state-of the-art information base on existing agroforestry systems. Therefore, the project was designed to systematically collect, collate, synthesize, and dissem inate information on existing agroforestry systems in developing countries. One of the major results of the project, descriptions of existing agroforestry systems, was published as a series of articles in Agroforestry Systems. These system descriptions form the bulk of this book. Other products of the project include a microcomputer database on agroforestry systems, practices and components, and voluminous unpublished reports and records. Perhaps the title of the book is misleading in that the book does not include or cover all existing agroforestry systems in the tropics and geographical regions in the tropics. Additionally, some of the systems described are outside the tropical boul;ldaries of 23. 5" Nand S latitudes. For the purpose of this book, the word tropics is used in a general sense to also include subtropical developing countries that have agro-ecological and socio-economic character istics and land-use problems similar to those of the countries within the geographical limits of the tropical belt.
The Prospects For Agroforestry In The Tropics
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Author : P. K. R. Nair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1990
The Prospects For Agroforestry In The Tropics written by P. K. R. Nair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1990 with Agroforestry categories.
Descreve os sistemas agroflorestais incluindo a parte economica, sociocultural e o futuro da pesquisa.
An Introduction To Agroforestry
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Author : P. K. R. Nair
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 1993-07-31
An Introduction To Agroforestry written by P. K. R. Nair and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1993-07-31 with Nature categories.
This college-level textbook summarizes the state of current knowledge in the rapidly expanding field of agroforestry. The book, organized into 25 chapters in six sections, reviews the developments in agroforestry during the past 15 years and describes the accomplishments in the application of biophysical (plant and soil related) and socioeconomic sciences to agroforestry. Although the major focus of the book is on the tropics, where the practice and potential of agroforestry are particularly promising, the developments in temperate zone agroforestry are also discussed. This text is recommended for students, teachers, and researchers in agroforestry, farming systems, and tropical land use.
Tropical Homegardens
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Author : B.M. Kumar
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2007-04-21
Tropical Homegardens written by B.M. Kumar and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-04-21 with Technology & Engineering categories.
‘Homegardens’ are integrated tree–crop–animal production systems, often established on small parcels of land surrounding homesteads, and primarily found in tropical environments. This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world’s leading researchers and professionals in this topic. It summarizes the current state of knowledge on homegarden systems, with a view to using this knowledge as a basis for improving both homegardens and other similar multistrata agroforestry systems.
Agroforestry And Biodiversity Conservation In Tropical Landscapes
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Author : Götz Schroth
language : en
Publisher: Island Press
Release Date : 2013-03-22
Agroforestry And Biodiversity Conservation In Tropical Landscapes written by Götz Schroth and has been published by Island Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-03-22 with Nature categories.
Agroforestry -- the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape -- is increasingly recognized as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry and BiodiversityConservation in Tropical Landscapes brings together 46 scientists and practitioners from 13 countries with decades of field experience in tropical regions to explore how agroforestry practices can help promote biodiversity conservation in human-dominated landscapes, to synthesize the current state of knowledge in the field, and to identify areas where further research is needed. Agroforestry and Biodiversity Conservation in Tropical Landscapes is the first comprehensive synthesis of the role of agroforestry systems in conserving biodiversity in tropical landscapes, and contains in-depth review chapters of most agroforestry systems, with examples from many different countries. It is a valuable source of information for scientists, researchers, professors, and students in the fields of conservation biology, resource management, tropical ecology, rural development, agroforestry, and agroecology.
Tropical Agroforestry
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Author : Alain Atangana
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-10-29
Tropical Agroforestry written by Alain Atangana and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-29 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Agroforestry is recognized as a sustainable land-use management in the tropics, as it provides environmental-friendly ecosystems; it also provides people with their every day need for food and cash. Since the recognition of agroforestry as a science, curricula have been developed for agroforestry programs for undergraduate and graduate trainings in Universities. Therefore, there is an urgent need to develop and make available educational material. This textbook strives to provide up-to-date information on tropical agroforestry to serve as educational material in the tropical context. The authoritative textbook of Nair (1993) on agroforestry was published 18 years ago, and before the advent of tree domestication, an important agroforestry practice today. In addition, many other research activities, such as carbon sequestration and integrated pest management, have been included in the agroforestry agenda. This textbook is intended for agroforestry students, teachers, and practitioners.
Trees Food And People
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Author : J. G. Bene
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1977
Trees Food And People written by J. G. Bene and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1977 with Business & Economics categories.
Carbon Sequestration Potential Of Agroforestry Systems
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Author : B. Mohan Kumar
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2011-08-05
Carbon Sequestration Potential Of Agroforestry Systems written by B. Mohan Kumar and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-08-05 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Tree based production systems abound especially in the tropics. Despite the pervasiveness of such multipurpose “trees-outside-forest” resources, they have not attracted adequate attention in the development paradigms of many nation states. These multispecies production systems impact the ecosystem processes favourably. Yet, our understanding of the diversity attributes and carbon dynamics under agroforestry is not adequate. This book focuses on the role of multispecies production systems involving tree and crop species as a means for carbon sequestration and thereby reduce atmospheric carbon dioxide levels. Sixteen chapters organized into three broad sections titled: Measurement and Estimation, Agrobiodiversity and Tree Management, and Policy and Socioeconomic Aspects represent a cross section of the opportunities and challenges in current research and emerging issues in harnessing carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems.
Agroforestry Systems In Major Ecological Zones Of The Tropics And Subtropics
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Author : P. K. R. Nair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1987
Agroforestry Systems In Major Ecological Zones Of The Tropics And Subtropics written by P. K. R. Nair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Agricultural ecology categories.
Types of agroforestry systems. Agroforestry practices and technologies. Ecological spread of major agroforestry systems.
Agroforestry In Europe
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Author : Antonio Rigueiro-Rodríguez
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2008-11-09
Agroforestry In Europe written by Antonio Rigueiro-Rodríguez and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-09 with Technology & Engineering categories.
Agroforestry has come of age during the past three decades. The age-old practice of growing trees and crops and sometimes animals in interacting combinations – that has been ignored in the single-commodity-oriented agricultural and forestry development paradigms – has been brought into the realm of modern land-use. Today agroforestry is well on its way to becoming a specialized science at a level similar to those of crop science and forestry science. To most land-use experts, however, agroforestry has a tropical connotation. They consider agroforestry as something that can and can only be identified with the tropics. That is a wrong perception. While it is true that the tropics, compared to the temperate regions, have a wider array of agroforestry systems and hold greater promise for potential agroforestry interventions, it is also true that agroforestry has several opportunities in the temperate regions too. Indeed, the role of agroforestry is now recognized in Europe as exemplified by this book, North America, and elsewhere in the temperate zone. Current interest in ecosystem management in industrialized countries strongly suggests that there is a need to embrace and apply agroforestry principles to help mitigate the environmental problems caused or exacerbated by commercial agricultural and forestry production enterprises.