Communities in the Sahel region are confronted with problems such as depletion of soil fertility, food insecurity, and climate change, which exacerbate poverty and malnutrition for the inhabitants. The farmlands in Toukar, Senegal, are rapidly denuded of native trees, mainly Aca…
This book, with 16 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 i…
This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world's leading researchers and professionals in this topic. It is a compendium of original research articles, case studies, and regional overviews and summarizes the current state of knowledge on carbon sequest…
This multi-authored volume contains peer-reviewed chapters from the world's leading researchers and professionals in this topic.¡ It is a compendium of original research articles, case studies, and regional overviews and summarizes the current state of knowledge on carbon seques…
Ecological Basis of Agroforestry
by Kohli, Ravinder Kumar, Singh, Harminder Pal, Jose, Shibu
Faced with the growing problems of climate change, ecosystem degradation, declining agricultural productivity, and uncertain food security, modern agricultural scientists look for potential relief in an ancient practice. Agroforestry, if properly designed, can mitigate greenhous…
Ecological basis of agroforestry
Ecological basis of agroforestry
Ecological basis of agroforestry
Ecological basis of agroforestry
Agroforestry is a traditional practice of combining trees with agricultural crops or pasture. For it to be profitable a better understanding of various ecological processes that govern these systems is required. This volume aims at providing knowledge as to how ecologically sust…