Agroforestry Sustainability Environment
Agroforestry Sustainability Environment
Agroforestry is the intentional growing of trees and shrubs in combination with crops or forage. Agroforestry also includes tree and shrub plantings on the farm or ranch that improve habitat value or access by humans and wildlife, or that provide woody plant products in addition to agricultural crops or forage. Agroforestry is distinguished from traditional forestry by having the additional aspect of a closely associated agricultural or forage crop.
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University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry - Foci are interdisciplinary research, education, training and demonstration. The aim is to initiate, coordinate and enhance agroforestry activities to meet environmental, social and economic land management needs.
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Agroforestry.net - Provides practitioner information and training in tropical agroforestry and forestry.
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Sustainable Harvest International - Providing farmers and communities in the tropics with long-term assistance implementing environmentally and economically sustainable technologies.
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Glossary for agroforestry - A glossary of the terms used in scientific writing about agroforestry.
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Management of Organic Inputs in Soils of the Tropics Homepage - Management of Organic Inputs in Soils of the Tropics (MOIST) is a rich source of information on green manure/cover crops and hosts an active email discussion group on green manures/cover crops.
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Leucaena, The Environmental Regeneration Tree - Information on the multiple uses of Leucaena, using Leucaena to fight global warming and use as multiple utlity crop for tropical farmers and landowners. Access to seeds and consultancy.
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Brazil Nut Project - The Amazon Conservation Society supports initiatives that serve the dual purpose of protecting biodiversity while providing an income to local people.
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ECHO - Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization - Offers useful information and resources to practitioners around the world, with an emphasis on self-sufficiency systems to prevent food shortages. Topics include tropical agriculture and appropriate technology.
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Forestry AgNIC: Agroforestry - Collection of internet links in agroforestry.
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Agroforestry Research Trust - English nonprofit group conducts research into temperate agroforestry and into all aspects of plant cropping and uses, with a focus on tree, shrub and perennial crops.
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World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF) - The World Agroforestry Centre combines excellence in scientific research and development to address global poverty, hunger and environmental needs through collaborative programs and partnerships that transform lives and landscapes locally and globally.
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Forest, Farm, and Community Tree Network (FACT Net) - An incarnation of the Nitrogen Fixing Tree Association (NFTA), which provides information on the use of nitrogen fixing and multipurpose trees.
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Trees for the Future - Trees for the Future is a non-profit organization initiating and supporting agroforestry self-help projects in cooperation with groups and individuals in developing countries.
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The Australian Master TreeGrower Program - An 8 weeks educational program for landholders that can make an important contribution to the development of farm forestry. University of Melbourne.
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AridZoneReforestation.ca - Contains knowledge for planning reforestation projects in semi-arid areas of developing countries.
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Native American Agroforestry - A research paper detailing some of the ecological aspects of the Northeastern Native American agroforestry practices.
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