Agroforesty and Forest Restoration
Contributed by Joseph J.
Reynolds
ag⋅ro⋅for⋅est⋅ry
|
a method and system of land management involving the
simultaneous cultivation of farm crops and trees; agriculture incorporating
the growing of trees: Agroforestry ensures a
continuous food supply, some continuous economic return, and the avoidance of
soil degradation. [1] |
Simply put, to
be beneficial agroforestry must actually exist.
To
build agroforestry requires a break from tradition.
Farmers
must want it.
It
is implemented at the grassroots level.
What
are the benefits to be expected?
Preservation
of existing forests
Rebuilding
of new forests
Poverty
Eradication
Reduction
in the rate of increase of Global Warming
Cost/Benefit
To
preserve an existing forest
To
build a new forest
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