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Directions in Tropical Agroforestry Research

Adapted from selected papers presented to a symposium on Tropical Agroforestry organized in connection with the annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, 5 November 1996, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

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  1. P. K. R. Nair

    1. University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

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  2. C. R. Latt

    1. University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences (FOSC, volume 53)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-2
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  2. Biophysical interactions in tropical agroforestry systems

    • M. R. Rao, P. K. R. Nair, C. K. Ong
    Pages 3-50

  3. Soil improvement by trees in sub-Saharan Africa

    • R. J. Buresh, G. Tian
    Pages 51-76

  4. Decomposition and nitrogen release patterns of tree prunings and litter

    • P. L. Mafongoya, K. E. Giller, C. A. Palm
    Pages 77-97

  5. Nutrient cycling under mixed-species tree systems in southeast Asia

    • P. K. Khanna
    Pages 99-120

  6. Agroforestry in the management of sloping lands in Asia and the Pacific

    • E. T. Craswell, A. Sajjapongse, D. J. B. Howlett, A. J. Dowling
    Pages 121-137

  7. Shade management in coffee and cacao plantations

    • J. Beer, R. Muschler, D. Kass, E. Somarriba
    Pages 139-164

  8. The domestication and commercialization of indigenous trees in agroforestry for the alleviation of poverty

    • R. R. B. Leakey, A. J. Simons
    Pages 165-176

  9. Socioeconomic research in agroforestry: progress, prospects, priorities

    • D. E. Mercer, R. P. Miller
    Pages 177-193

  10. Policy issues in agroforestry: technology adoption and regional integration in the western Brazilian Amazon

    • S. A. Vosti, J. Witcover, S. Oliveira, M. Faminow
    Pages 195-222

  11. Directions in tropical agroforestry research: past, present, and future

    • P. K. R. Nair
    Pages 223-245

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 247-249
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About this book

Large areas of the warm, humid tropics in Southeast Asia, the Pacific, Latin America, the Caribbean, and Africa are hilly or mountainous. Jackson and Scherr (1995) estimate that these tropical hillside areas are inhabited by 500 million people, or one-tenth of the current world population, many of whom practice subsistence agriculture. The region most affected is Asia which has the lowest area of arable land per capita. Aside from limited areas of irrigated terraces, most of the sloping land, which constitutes 60% to 90% of the land resources in many Southeast Asian countries, has been by-passed in the economic development of the region (Maglinao and Hashim, 1993). Poverty in these areas is often high, in contrast to the relative wealth of irri­ gated rice farms in lowland areas that benefited from the green revolution. Rapid population growth in some countries is also exacerbating the problems of hillside areas. Increasingly, people are migrating from high-potential lowland areas where land is scarce to more remote hillside areas. Such migra­ tion, together with inherent high population growth, is forcing a transforma­ tion in land use from subsistence to permanent agriculture on fragile slopes, and is creating a new suite of social, economic, and environmental problems (Garrity, 1993; Maglinao and Hashim, 1993).

Editors and Affiliations

  • University of Florida, Gainesville, USA

    P. K. R. Nair, C. R. Latt

About the editors

Dr. P.K.R. Nair is Professor of Agroforestry at the University of Florida, Gainesville, USA and has been a founder-scientist at the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya for about 10 years. He is a leading world authority and a pioneering researcher and educator in agroforestry.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Directions in Tropical Agroforestry Research

  • Book Subtitle: Adapted from selected papers presented to a symposium on Tropical Agroforestry organized in connection with the annual meetings of the American Society of Agronomy, 5 November 1996, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

  • Editors: P. K. R. Nair, C. R. Latt

  • Series Title: Forestry Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-9008-2

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1998

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-5035-4Published: 31 March 1998

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-5025-0Published: 06 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-015-9008-2Published: 18 April 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5480

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1334

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: V, 249

  • Topics: Forestry, Forestry Management, Agriculture, Soil Science & Conservation

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