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Precious wood from the agroforests of Sumatra where timber provides a solid source of income

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Most studies on agroforetry systems focus on the agricultural component and consider the forestry component to be secondary. They analyse the benefits of trees mainly in terms of their contribution to soil fertility and firewood production of timber
    Publication year

    1997

    Authors

    Petit, S.; de Foresta, H.

    Language

    English

    Keywords

    agroforestry, timber, wood

    Geographic

    Indonesia

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