Agroforestry is a traditional practice of integrating trees with crops and/or animals. Agroforestry is gaining increasing recognition as a way to restore degraded sloping lands, to contribute to food security and for economic development in DPR Korea. Agroforestry can greatly help to transform landscapes where trees are a keystone of productivity and thus deliver multiple benefits for humans and ecosystems. This guide contains a set of technical illustrations that provide practical, user-friendly information for planning a variety of agroforestry practices. It is particularly concerned with field-level interventions for sloping land management, an issue of concern in DPR Korea.
Agriculture is crucial for the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), involving approximately 50% of the economically active population and contributing an estimated 25% to the gross national product. However, agricultural production has remained low due to soil degradation and...
This manual sets out the steps to guide rural advisory and agricultural extension workers to successfully integrate trees in rice-field and associated farms and landscapes using practical tools for implementing agroforestry practices on farms in Southeast Asia. Developed in collaboration...
Les pays du Sahel et de l’Afrique de l’Ouest sont confrontés à une dégradation continue et alarmante des ressources naturelles causée essentiellement par la pression des actions anthropiques sur l'environnement. Parmi ces ressources en dégradation, figurent en bonne place les...
Desde el 2009, FENAPROCACAHO ha impulsado una propuesta metodológica orientada a brindar asistencia técnica para el manejo agroforestal del cultivo del cacao , en la zona norte y nor -oriental del país y con organizaciones de productores cacaoteros afiliadas a...
The FFS method is explained in detail and group exercises are included for facilitators, which are illustrated with pictures showing the context of Central and South America. Emphasis is placed on participatory diagnosis of production axes, including matching legumes and...
