AGROFORESTRY USES
Agroforestry denotes land use systems and technologies in which woody perennials (trees
including fruit trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos etc.) are deliberately combined on the same
land management unit with herbaceous crops and/or animals either in some form of spatial
arrangements or temporal sequence.
Agroforestry denotes land use systems and technologies in which woody perennials (trees
including fruit trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos etc.) are deliberately combined on the same
land management unit with herbaceous crops and/or animals either in some form of spatial
arrangements or temporal sequence.
In the agroforestry systems, there are significant and economic interactions, amongst its
diverse components. Based on the nature of components, the common agroforestry
systems in India are broadly classified as agri silviculture, agrihorticulture, agrisilvipastoral,
hortisilvipastoral, agri-hortisilvicultural and homestead agroforestry. The appropriateness of
and agroforestry system depends on the physical, economic and social considerations. In
all agroforestry land management systems, there are two essential and related aims as
(i) the system should conserve and improve the site.
(ii) at the same time optimize the combined production of tree crops including fruit and
agricultural crops.
An overview of the work done on agroforestry research in India has been provided by Deb
Roy and Gill.
diverse components. Based on the nature of components, the common agroforestry
systems in India are broadly classified as agri silviculture, agrihorticulture, agrisilvipastoral,
hortisilvipastoral, agri-hortisilvicultural and homestead agroforestry. The appropriateness of
and agroforestry system depends on the physical, economic and social considerations. In
all agroforestry land management systems, there are two essential and related aims as
(i) the system should conserve and improve the site.
(ii) at the same time optimize the combined production of tree crops including fruit and
agricultural crops.
An overview of the work done on agroforestry research in India has been provided by Deb
Roy and Gill.
