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Agroforestry: Science, Policy and Practice

Selected papers from the agroforestry sessions of the IUFRO 20th World Congress, Tampere, Finland, 6–12 August 1995

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Editors:
  1. Fergus L. Sinclair

    1. School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK

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Part of the book series: Forestry Sciences (FOSC, volume 47)

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Table of contents (15 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-3
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  2. Science in agroforestry

    • P. A. Sanchez
    Pages 5-55

  3. Agroforestry policy issues and research directions in the US and less developed countries: insights and challenges from recent experience

    • L. E. Buck
    Pages 57-73

  4. Economic evaluation of financial and non-financial costs and benefits in agroforestry development and the value of sustainability

    • C. Price
    Pages 75-86

  5. Farmer costs and benefits from agroforestry and farm forestry projects in Central America and the Caribbean: implications for policy

    • D. Current, S. J. Scherr
    Pages 87-103

  6. Contribution of agroforestry trees to nutrient requirements of intercropped plants

    • C. A. Palm
    Pages 105-124

  7. Tree root characteristics as criteria for species selection and systems design in agroforestry

    • G. Schroth
    Pages 125-143

  8. Soil amelioration and root symbioses of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth. in West Africa

    • H. Tomlinson, Z. Teklehaimanot, A. Traoré, E. Olapade
    Pages 145-159

  9. Root architecture in relation to tree-soil-crop interactions and shoot pruning in agroforestry

    • M. Van Noordwijk, P. Purnomosidhi
    Pages 161-173

  10. A model simulating above- and below-ground tree architecture with agroforestry applications

    • P. De Reffye, F. Houllier, F. Blaise, D. Barthelemy, J. Dauzat, D. Auclair
    Pages 175-197

  11. The tree-crop interface: representation by coupling of forest and crop process-models

    • G. J. Lawson, N. M. J. Crout, P. E. Levy, D. C. Mobbs, J. S. Wallace, M. G. R. Cannell et al.
    Pages 199-221

  12. A framework for a modular modelling approach for agroforestry

    • R. I. Muetzelfeldt
    Pages 223-234

  13. Incorporation of indigenous knowledge and perspectives in agroforestry development

    • D. H. Walker, F. L. Sinclair, B. Thapa
    Pages 235-248

  14. Incorporation of indigenous knowledge and perspectives in agroforestry development

    • B. Thapa, F. L. Sinclair, D. H. Walker
    Pages 249-261

  15. The use and value of multiple methods to capture the diversity of endogenous agroforestry knowledge: an example from Rwanda

    • C. Den Biggelaar, M. A. Gold
    Pages 263-275

  16. Historical development of agroforestry in China

    • W. Hsiung, S. Yang, Q. Tao
    Pages 277-287
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About this book

Agroforestry research is central to developing methods for the sustainable use of natural renewable resources, evolving to address the needs of the coming century. It is now necessary to consolidate the scientific gains now being made in process-oriented research and to develop a policy framework to encourage the adoption of sustainable land use practices. Agroforestry plays an important role in conserving forest resources, reducing the need for deforestation. Further, if `forest' is broadly defined as tree cover, agroforestry will also increase the proportion of woody biomass in farming landscapes.
The papers selected for inclusion in Agroforestry: Science, Policy, and Practice establish agroforestry as an interdisciplinary science focused on the practical imperative of assisting farmers, forest dwellers and landscape-level planners to achieve sustainable food, fuel and timber production into the 21st century.

Editors and Affiliations

  • School of Agricultural and Forest Sciences, University of Wales, Bangor, UK

    Fergus L. Sinclair

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Agroforestry: Science, Policy and Practice

  • Book Subtitle: Selected papers from the agroforestry sessions of the IUFRO 20th World Congress, Tampere, Finland, 6–12 August 1995

  • Editors: Fergus L. Sinclair

  • Series Title: Forestry Sciences

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-0681-0

  • Publisher: Springer Dordrecht

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 1995

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-0-7923-3696-9Published: 31 July 1995

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-90-481-4610-9Published: 04 December 2010

  • eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-0681-0Published: 09 March 2013

  • Series ISSN: 0924-5480

  • Series E-ISSN: 1875-1334

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: VI, 287

  • Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: Forestry, Plant Sciences, Agricultural Economics

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