Agroforestry is an age old concept which now encompasses a diverse set of integrated land use practices employed for variety of purposes. Agroforestry presently is one of the ways to protect and compensate the loss of forest cover; provide the benefits that otherwise will be obtained from already over-exploited forests; increase environmental sustainability; enhance the production of food, fodder, fuelwood, and timber; reduce soil erosion and degradation; assist rehabilitation of degraded lands; enhance soil organic matter; remove atmospheric carbon through sequestration; support biodiversity and provide many other social, religious, and aesthetic benefits. The paper presents historical development of agroforestry and an overview of agroforestry systems in Asia and Africa.
Publication year
2019
Authors
Dhyani, S.K.; Nayak D; Rizvi J
Language
English
Keywords
Agroforestry Systems, Carbon sequestration, Fuelwood
