P. K. Ramachandran Nair B. Mohan Kumar Vimala D. Nair
Agroforestry– the practice of growing trees and crops in interacting combinations – is recognized the world over as an integrated approach to sustainable land-use. Agroforestry systems, being multifunctional, facilitate not only the production of food and wood products but also provide a variety of ecosystem services such as climate-change mitigation, biodiversity conservation, and soil quality improvement.Agroforestry research has made rapid strides since organized efforts started in the late 1970s. Today, a vast body of scientific knowledge and an impressive array of publications on...
Agroforestry– the practice of growing trees and crops in interacting combinations – is recognized the world over as an integrated approach to sust...