Agroforestry
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- Seed Systems of Agroforestry in Malawi.
- ( M. Namoto;M.G. Likoswe;P.M. Mvula (ed) / World Agroforestry Centre , 2007)
- The purpose of this assessment was to let the small nurseries in Malawi explain in their own words how they manage the following aspects of their nursery work:...
- Food production and the food system must assume a much higher priority in political agendas across the world
- ( Foresight UK , 2011)
- The global food system will experience an unprecedented combination of pressures over the next 40 years. Global population size looks likely to increase from nearly seven billion today to over nine bi...
- FADCANIC’s project in Nicaragua: reducing the number of students who drop out from school before graduating
- ( A. Borchgrevink / Norwegian Institute for International Affairs , 2009)
- The Fundación para la Autonomía y el Desarrollo de la Costa Atlántica de Nicaragua (FADCANIC) has established and is running the Environmental and Agroforestry Education Centre (C...
Trees for fertiliser, fruit, fodder and fuelwood: examining Malawi's agroforestry food security programme
- ( C. Pye-Smith / World Agroforestry Centre , 2008)
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Lack of food security in rural Malawi is directly linked to declining soil fertility, with nitrogen being the main limiting factor. However, protein and vitamin deficiencies due to low milk and fru...
A study of agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra: do agroforests have a future?
- ( K. Kusters;M. Ruiz Pérez;H. de Foresta / Center for International Forestry Research , 2008)
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Resin producing agroforestry in the Krui area of Sumatra in Indonesia is presented as an environmentally friendly, income generating land-use system which contributes to both development and conser...
Allowing sustainable farming on state-protected forest land: lessons from the HKm programme, Indonesia
- ( J. Pender;J. Kerr;E. Kato / International Food Policy Research Institute , 2008)
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This paper investigates the impacts of a social forestry programme in Hutan Kamasyarakatan (HKm), Indonesia. The HKm programme provides groups of farmers with secure-tenure permits to continue farm...
- How can small and medium forest enterprises best be supported?
- ( D. Macqueen / International Institute for Environment and Development , 2008)
- This paper discusses the challenges small and medium forest enterprises (SMFEs) face in various economies, and reviews the growing consensus on best practice support structures....
- Spatial lay-outing of coastal areas of Aceh, Indonesia after the December 2004 tsunami
- ( S. Ritung;F. Agus;H. Hidayat / World Agroforestry Centre , 2007)
- This booklet was prepared after the December 2004 tsunami caused serious damage to agricultural land, soils and vegetation along the coastal areas of Aceh, Indonesia. The booklet is a guideline for th...
- Priority setting in agricultural research: experiences with indigenous fruit tree species in Africa
- ( S. Franzel;F.,K. Akinnifesi;C. Ham / CAB International , 2008)
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Priority setting in agricultural research has received considerable attention in recent years, the objective being to determine the species for which domestication research (i.e. research regarding...
What policy approaches could minimise the impact of other sectors on forest biodiversity?
- ( I. Thompson (ed);T. Christophersen (ed) / Convention on Biological Diversity , 2008)
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The pressures from sectors such as agriculture, mining, or energy on forest biodiversity require cross-sectoral approaches for the conservation and sustainable management of forests. This tool...
