Agroforestry

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/Global/international/code/2015/cocoa/konye-EN.html

https://youtu.be/tm_LjHV47C8

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● http://agroforestry.org/projects/food-producing-landscapes

● http://agroforestry.org/the-overstory

Agriculture faces a very complex set of social and biophysical issues associated with the economic, social and environmental sustainability. This paper examines the role of perennial species, especially trees, in the attainment of improved staple crop yields; provision of nutritious traditional food; the reduction of poverty, hunger, malnutrition and environmental degradation; the improvement of rural livelihoods; as well as the mitigation of climate change - all with increased economic growth with a programme of Integrated Rural Development (Leakey, 2010; 2012a/b). It therefore provides a model, or policy roadmap, for the delivery of the sustainable intensification of productive tropical and sub-tropical agriculture which is pro-poor and multifunctional – i.e. enhancing agriculture economically, socially and environmentally.

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Agroforestry Educational Videos

Neil Logan -- https://permacultureglobal.org/users/3556-neil-logan

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● http://www.farmcenter.org/who-we-are.html

By Craig Elevitch

The term agroforestry is a relatively new word in the English language that describes agricultural practices, such as many of those employed by Pacific Islanders for millennia. The word refers to the practice of growing trees combined with crops and/or animals in ways that create benefits from their interactions. The term agroforestry applies to food forests, shade-grown cropping, windbreaks, timber trees with livestock, trees for coastal protection, and many other practices. All of these agricultural systems can increase productivity compared with conventional agriculture. Agroforestry systems tend to have less pest and disease problems, provide natural weed control, and require less fertilizer and other outside inputs compared with conventional agriculture. They also provide long-term benefits for the soil and watershed.

Food forests are an enduring example of agroforestry.

● http://www.hawaiihomegrown.net/about/project-team

● http://www.hawaiihomegrown.net/new-publications-a-reviews/71-start-up-guide-for-an-organic-self-reliance-garden

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-- #Agroforestry; #Agroecology