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Abstract

Agroforestry plantings offer a promising ecologically based solution to address agricultural resource concerns while simultaneously achieving conservation goals, because they provide multiple benefits including reduced soil erosion, decreased nutrient runoff, increased biodiversity and greater farm...

Author(s)
Kronenberg, R.; Lovell, S.; Hall, D.; Harmon-Threatt, A.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Publication
Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems, 2023, 38, e18,
AbstractFull Text

The forest-medicinal plant management system has benefited the commercial production of Amomum villosum. However, little is known about the influence of different forestlands on the cultivation of A. villosum. The present study investigated the potential differences in the A. villosum yield and...

Author(s)
Wang BuTian; Chen HongMei; Qu Peng; Lin Rong; He SuMing; Li WeiFeng; Zhang ChuanLi; Shi XueDong; Liu Yi; Du HuaBo; Ge Yu
Publisher
MDPI AG
Publication
Horticulturae, 2023, 9, 3,
Abstract

The African Union's Agenda 2063 and the Malabo Declaration recognize agricultural development as one of the most effective means of combating extreme poverty. Conservation Agriculture Practices (CAP) have been asserted to have the potential to boost agricultural output, improve livelihood and...

Author(s)
Ngaiwi, M. E.; Molua, E. L.; Sonwa, D. J.; Meliko, M. O.; Bomdzele, E. J.; Ayuk, J. E.; Castro-Nunez, A.; Latala, M. M.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd
Publication
Scientific African, 2023, 19,
MiscellaneousFull Text

The aim of this report is to examine the potential contribution of agroforestry to net zero objectives in the United Kingdom over the next 40-50 years, with a focus on 2050. The report comprises six main sections. The first section provides the over-arching context for this study. The second...

Author(s)
Burgess, P. J.; Graves, A.
Publisher
Woodland Trust
Publication
The Potential Contribution of Agroforestry to Net Zero Objectives [updated Nov 2022], 2022, pp iii + 48 pp.
News Article

As public demand for more sustainable agricultural products increases, and the dangers of the climate and biodiversity crises facing the UK grow, it...

Date
May 2021
Author(s)
James Cullum
CAB ReviewFull Text

Agroforestry can be used to improve the productivity of staple food crops by improving soil fertility and promoting agroecosystem function. The domestication of agroforestry trees producing marketable products then intensifies the agroforestry system and leads to marketing, trade and business...

Date
July 2012
Subjects
agroforestry; agroforestry systems; crop production; crops; domestication; economic impact; food crops; forest trees; green revolution; intensification; productivity; social impact; soil fertility; sustainability; trees; tropics; woody plants; reviews
Author(s)
Leakey, R. R. B.
AbstractFull Text

The forest-medicinal plant management system has benefited the commercial production of Amomum villosum. However, little is known about the influence of different forestlands on the cultivation of A. villosum. The present study investigated the potential differences in the A. villosum yield and...

Author(s)
Wang BuTian; Chen HongMei; Qu Peng; Lin Rong; He SuMing; Li WeiFeng; Zhang ChuanLi; Shi XueDong; Liu Yi; Du HuaBo; Ge Yu
Publisher
MDPI AG
Publication
Horticulturae, 2023, 9, 3,

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