This field guide is co-published by the Project for the ECBFMP, Department of Environment and Natural Resources-Region III, KASAKALIKASAN, and ASEAN IPM Knowledge Network integrates best practices and learning experiences on agroforestry farming systems in the Philippines and the Asia-Pacific Region based on the shared experiences of FFS facilitators, farmer-practitioners and technical experts. Field walks, soil maps, farmer-validated baseline surveys, material-flow charts and the ballot box exercise, with a broad listing of possible questions and answers serve as diagnostic tools. The AESA on agroforestry, here presented as AFESA, includes two boards, one for AFESA of agricultural crops, and a second for AFESA of fruit and forest trees while different groups can focus their observations on forest or hedgerow species, shade-tolerant crops and vegetable crops. Comparative experiments on farmers’ crop protection (FCP) and IPM are conducted on two major agricultural crops to be grown with fruit and forest species. The guide is a resource for an extensive collection on specific topics: nursery management and forest plantation establishment; forest ecology and agroforestry; integrated soil and nutrient management for the uplands; integrated pest management for agroforestry crops and post production and livelihood technologies for agroforestry systems. The annex includes an activity guide and a curriculum.
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