Agroforestry
Agroforestry is a land management technique, thousands of years old,[1] utilizing the symbiotic relationship between trees and food crops. Agroforestry began to be recognized and incorporated into national research and development agendas in many developing countries during the 1980s and 1990s.[2] Trees can provide vital habitats for wildlife-housing natural predators of commons pests, thus reducing the need for pesticides.[3] Trees can also help reduce soil erosion, and can help absorb polluted water, so it doesn't reach rivers, streams, or our oceans.[4] [5] agroforestry can aid in carbon sequestration through above & below ground biomass and can aid in enhancing soil productivity through biological nitrogen fixation, efficient nutrient cycling, and deep capture of nutrients. [6] Other types of agroforestry include hedgerows and buffer strips, forest farming - cultivation within a forest environment, and home gardens for agroforestry on small scales in mixed or urban settings. Studies on the efficacy of Agroforestry are limited, so more research is needed to provide farmers, and other individuals, with the necessary knowledge to adopt said techniques to their specific weather regions.[7]
See also: Hempforestry | Mycoforestry
Monoculture Forestry
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- ↑ https://www.soilassociation.org/causes-campaigns/agroforestry/agroforestry-what-are-the-benefits/
- ↑ Nair, P.K.R. (2011), Agroforestry Systems and Environmental Quality: Introduction. J. Environ. Qual., 40: 784-790. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2011.0076
- ↑ https://www.soilassociation.org/causes-campaigns/agroforestry/what-is-agroforestry/
- ↑ https://www.soilassociation.org/causes-campaigns/agroforestry/agroforestry-what-are-the-benefits/
- ↑ Zhu, X., Liu, W., Chen, J. et al. Reductions in water, soil and nutrient losses and pesticide pollution in agroforestry practices: a review of evidence and processes. Plant Soil 453, 45–86 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04377-3
- ↑ Nair, P.K.R. (2011), Agroforestry Systems and Environmental Quality: Introduction. J. Environ. Qual., 40: 784-790. https://doi.org/10.2134/jeq2011.0076
- ↑ Zhu, X., Liu, W., Chen, J. et al. Reductions in water, soil and nutrient losses and pesticide pollution in agroforestry practices: a review of evidence and processes. Plant Soil 453, 45–86 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11104-019-04377-3