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…
"During the Green Revolution in many developing countries, agroforestry systems tended to reflect modern agricultural systems by their intensive use of fertilizers, pesticides, and site modifications to fit the desired crop. Since the 1980's, agroforestry has learned from tradit…
North american agroforestry
by Garrett, H. E., Jose, Shibu, Gold, Michael Alan, John Wiley and Sons
"The formal history of agroforestry in North America can be traced back to the 1930s when windbreaks were established in the U.S. Great Plains following the dust bowl. It was not until the 1970s, however, science-based agroforestry research and practice gained attention in tempe…
