How agroforestry could solve climate crisis

With agroforestry, degraded land can be transformed into food-growing carbon sinks  

New fruit of jam

Green society

AGROFORESTRY IN INDIA K G Tejwani Publisher : Oxford & IBH Publishing Price: not stated

"Developmental aid is part of neocolonialism"

Although RAY WIJEWARDENE, 71, holds degrees in engineering and aeronautics from Cambridge, is a Doctor of Science (Honorls causa) from Sri Lanka'…

Old wine in a new bottle

Leguminous trees rather than plants are a better option for improving soil fertility

Salt and water

Interaction stressed among social disciplines

SOCIAL SCIENCE APPLICATIONS IN ASIAN AGROFORESTRY Edited by William R Burch Jr and J Kathy Parker . Publisher: Oxford & IBH Publishing Co …

India becomes first country to adopt an agroforestry policy

Four-day world congress on agroforestry in Delhi pushes for accelerating growing trees on farms for sustainable agriculture and mitigating …

Ten myths and fallacies about afforestation

It is no panacea for increasing green cover

New policy to revive agroforestry

The National Agroforestry Policy 2014 can substantially reduce poverty in rural India

Why are wood bazaars illicit?

Rampant government corruption and faulty institutions bedevil agroforestry in India

Funds for more forests

The Centre plans to set up a banking institution for afforestation programmes

Making the most of little plots of land

A Filipino research institute has blended agro-forestry and bio-intensive forming technicques to help small farmers produce more, without further …

Pineapple agroforestry can help tackle climate change, biodiversity loss: Study

Can be an alternative to jhum cultivation, which has become unsustainable due to a reduced fallow cycle, in northeast India

Why Eucalyptus?

Eucalyptus plantations must be raised, given the tree’s significant impact on wood availability, livelihood generation and carbon …

New model agriculture law aims to increase farmers’ income

The draft law proposes to ensure profitable returns to farmers through features such as electronic registration, direct sale to buyers and …

Fall of the poplar

In the backyard of Asia's largest poplar market, farmers are being forced to quit growing the soft wood as its price crashes because of overproduction

Seeking Reliance

The Andhra Pradesh government is giving forests that sustain tribal communities to the Reliance group of industries for plantations. That, too, …

COVID-19 warriors: How Assam’s Mishings brought agroforestry back into practice

A village in Assam escapes unemployment and food scarcity by reviving an ancient food forestry practice

Reason to cheer

Meet two pioneering grassroots leaders nominated for the Equator Initiative Awards

Timber wastes land

Integrating trees in African agricultural landscapes

The challenge for policy makers is how to increase agricultural productivity without expanding into forestlands and with minimal use of external …

Missing timber for wood

As the demand-supply gap for timber widens in India, it is time to exploit the potential of private plantations and government-managed forests in …

Forests could help eliminate global hunger, says report

Tree foods are often rich in vitamins, proteins and other vital nutrients. They can provide a diverse diet to people worldwide

Just like a forest

Analog forestry mimics a forest to create an economically productive and ecologically diverse landscape