agroforestry
Alternative name(s): agro-forestry
Definition | Source | References |
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Agroforestry is a collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos, etc.) are deliberately used on the same land-management units as agricultural crops and animals, in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence. |
Sustainable use assessment | |
A collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos and so on) are deliberately used on the same land-management units as agricultural crops and/or animals, in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence. Agroforestry can enhance the food supply, income and health of smallholder farmers and other rural people. |
Land degradation and restoration assessment | |
A collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos, etc.) are deliberately used on the same land- management units as agricultural crops and animals, in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence. |
Americas assessment | |
A collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos, etc.) are deliberately used on the same land- management units as agricultural crops and/or animals, in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence. |
Europe and Central Asia assessment, Global assessment (1st work programme) | |
Rural and urban agricultural land use systems in which trees or tree-like perennial and forests are deliberately planted or protected along with agricultural crops and/ or animals and associated wild species. |
Asia-Pacific assessment |