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Agroforestry (also known as agro-sylviculture or forest farming) is a land use management system that integrates trees with crops or pasture. It combines agricultural and forestry technologies.
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Young man waters a newly planted tree in Mali (2010) (from Agroforestry) Image 73 Roof garden on the top deck of a multi-storey car park , Edgedale Neighbourhood, Punggol , Singapore (from List of garden types )
This led him to evolve the agroforestry concept of the "Forest Garden": Based on the observation that the natural forest can be divided into distinct layers or 'storeys', he developed an existing small orchard of apples and pears into an edible landscape consisting of seven dimensions; A 'canopy' layer consisting of the original mature fruit trees.
Cocoa beans may be cultivated under shade, as done in agroforestry. Agroforestry can reduce the pressure on existing protected forests for resources, such as firewood, and conserve biodiversity. [93] Integrating shade trees with cocoa plants reduces risk of soil erosion and evaporation, and protects young cocoa plants from extreme heat. [85]
Martin Crawford is a British author who is the founder and director of the Agroforestry Research Trust. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He runs regular tours of the 2-acre forest garden at Dartington in Devon as well as the Littlehempston site as well as courses in the design of Forest Gardens.
Bamboo forestry (also known as bamboo farming, cultivation, agriculture or agroforestry) is a cultivation and raw material industry that provides the raw materials for the broader bamboo industry, worth over 72 billion dollars globally in 2019.
Polyculture is the growing of multiple crops together in the same place at the same time. It has traditionally been the most prevalent form of agriculture. [1] Regions where polycultures form a substantial part of agriculture include the Himalayas, Eastern Asia, South America, and Africa. [2]