The issues of biological and genetic diversity management in agroforestry are extremely complex. This paper focuses on genetic diversity management and its implications for sustainable agroforestry systems in the tropics, and presents an analysis of the role and importance of inter- and intra-specific diversity in agroforestry. Diversity within and between tree species in traditional agroforestry systems and modern agroforestry technologies in the tropics is assessed, with a view to understanding the functional elements within them and assessing the role and place of diversity. The assessment shows that although the practice of agroforestry has been a diversity management and conservation system, research in agroforestry over time has de-emphasized the diversity element
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https://doi.org/10.1023/B:AGFO.0000028998.32732.65Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2004
Authors
Atta-Krah, K.; Kindt, R.; Skilton, J.N.; Amaral, W.
Language
English
Keywords
agroforestry, conservation (storage), genetic diversity, biodiversity, farmers, biodiversity
