and tea (Camellia sinensis L. Kuntze). These interactions are classified firstly as advantages or disadvantages, and secondly as: effects on crop management; effects on the hydrological cycle; effects on pathogens, insects and climatic conditions; and effects on soils. References are given for the...
Alternate cycle agroforestry, in the form of modified forest swidden systems, is discussed and compared to integral agroforestry systems. Advantages and disadvantages of each system are discussed relative to their use on marginal hill and forest lands....
In simplest language,agroforestryis the production of trees and nontree crops or animals on the same piece of land. The crops can be grown together at the same time, can be grown in rotation, or can even be grown in separate plots when materials from one are used to benefit another. How...
household and farm characteristics, and attributes of the particular agroforestry technology) have relatively little to do with policy, while others are directly linked to the existing
In the region of Asankragua in Western Ghana, 45 cocoa farmers were chosen randomly and interviewed about their general opinion on shade trees. Moreover, they also responded to a detailed questionnaire covering major advantages and disadvantages of shade tree species, including ten pre-selected ...
(Tumwebaze & Byakagaba, 2016), andcarbon sequestration(Noponen et al. 2013), among other benefits. However, the need for an increased workforce and difficulty in transporting machines are disadvantages of AFS (Ricci et al., 2003). Although this practice started in approximately 1970 in the ...
Careful assessments of the relative costs and benefits and the advantages and disadvantages of different strategies can greatly strengthen the effectiveness of efforts to scale up.doi:10.1080/09614520120066792Steven FranzelPeter Cooper & Glenn L Denning...
Both sections investigate the private costs and benefits of agroforestry systems compared to conventional systems such as agriculture and forestry.;The first chapter of the first section considers farmers' subjective perceptions of the advantages and disadvantages of silvopasture systems in Argentina. ...
According to our results, both systems have advantages and disadvantages. The advantages for the timber system are lower investment costs and more space below the tree canopies, which is critical today with regard to the large farming machines. In contrast, the fruit option provides regular income...
The highest value, although an upper limit could largely be understood from highest early season evaporative demands, rainfall distributions and low crop cover. The other values were in line with earlier reports for dry areas. Some advantages and disadvantages of these agroforestry systems are ...