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Agroforestry
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Reporting from earlier editions of The Agrotech Daily. Figures, prices and policies may have changed since.
- Soil, water & climate, IndiaSadhguru can be a new face of agroforestry in IndiaIsha Foundation founder Sadhguru urged the government to bring agroforestry under the agriculture ministry and let farmers grow and sell timber from trees on private land.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalSustainable agricultural practicesExplains the benefits of sustainable practices such as conservation agriculture, agroforestry, integrated pest management, organic and precision farming, and the barriers to their adoption.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalAgroforestry: a new means to mitigate the climate crisis?A Penn State review of 53 published studies found agroforestry plays an effective role in carbon sequestration, and the UN climate convention sees it as a possible REDD+ strategy.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalClimate-smart agricultureExplains climate-smart agriculture, its three pillars of sustainable intensification, adaptation and mitigation, its main practices and the barriers to adopting it.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalThe benefits of agroforestry, and how to incorporate trees into your farming operationExplains the benefits of agroforestry, from soil conservation and carbon storage to biodiversity and yields, and how to choose, plant and manage trees alongside crops or livestock.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalClimate-smart agriculture and sustainable land useClimate-smart agriculture combines practices such as agroforestry and conservation agriculture with precision and digital tools to raise productivity, build resilience and cut emissions.
- Soil, water & climate, GlobalThis new amazing technique can replace the slash-and-burn method and transform agriculture for the betterThe Inga Foundation's alley farming, which plants rows of nitrogen-fixing Inga trees around crops, has been trialled in Honduras, Congo and Madagascar as an alternative to slash and burn.
- Soil, water & climate, IndiaAgroforestry in IndiaAgroforestry covers 13.5 million hectares in India, where farm trees supply over 65 per cent of timber, and studies show higher grain and wood yields than pure agriculture.
- Soil, water & climate, Global5 techniques for sustainable farmingA guide to five sustainable farming methods: permaculture, aquaponics and hydroponics, renewable energy, crop rotation with polycultures, and agroforestry.