Agroforestry, evergreen agriculture, and smallholder production systems have attracted considerable attention and tree-based production systems are being promoted, the world-over. The potential of agroforestry to contribute to sustainable development has been recognized in many international policy declarations also. For example, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) acknowledged it as a component of climate-smart agriculture and is frequently mentioned as having a strong potential for climate change adaptation and mitigation. The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) acknowledges agroforestry’s potential to control desertification and rehabilitation. It is also seen as an important element in the ecosystem approach promoted by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) for agrobiodiversity conservation.
Publication year
2022
Authors
Nayak D; Dhyani, S.K.; Rizvi J
Language
English
Keywords
Climate Change, Production systems, Agroforestry, Agrobiodiversity
Geographic
India
