Search Results - Tree farms.

Yield of plantain grown under different tree densities and slash and mulch versus slash and burn management in an agrisilvicultural system in southern Cameroon by Norgrove, L., Hauser, S.

Subjects: “…tree density…”
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CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

“…This program will reinvigorate efforts to reduce deforestation and forest degradation and expand the use of trees on farms. The initiative is focused on the critical importance of forests as natural “carbon sinks” that can help slow the pace of climate change and the need to conserve biodiversity. …”
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Women's land rights in the transition to individualized ownership: implications or tree resources in Western Ghana by Quisumbing, Agnes R., Payongayong, Ellen, Aidoo, J. B., Otsuka, Keijiro

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Conservation agriculture with trees: a training manual by Mercado, A.R., Linayao, J., Piñon, C.

“…Through text and technical illustrations, this manual discussed the following topics: 1.soil health and its importance, 2.conservation farming and its principles, 3.conservation agriculture with trees and its related principles, 4.equipment used in conservation farming…”
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How successful is tree growing for smallholders in the Amazon? by Hoch, L., Pokorny B., Jong, W. de

“…The growing of single trees within farm holdings, and the management of natural stands and homegardens showed the highest production efficiencies while depending on minimal inputs.Timber plantations are the least successful. …”
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Forest tree seed health for germplasm conservation by Sutherland, J.R., Diekmann, M., Berjak, P., International Plant Genetic Resources Institute

“…To this end it presents state-of-the-art tools for the identification of the most important tree seed pathogens and provides clear and ready-touse molecular-based tools for the screening of fungi and virus in seeds.…”
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Genomic resources to guide improvement of the shea tree by Hale, I., Ma, X., Melo, A.T.O., Padi, Francis K, Hendre, P.S., Kingan, S.B., Sullivan, S.T., Chen, S., Boffa, J.-M., Muchugi, Alice, Danquah, A., Barnor, M.T., Jamnadass, Ramni H., Peer, Y. van de, Deynze, A. van

“…A defining component of agroforestry parklands across Sahelo-Sudanian Africa (SSA), the shea tree (Vitellaria paradoxa) is central to sustaining local livelihoods and the farming environments of rural communities. …”
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Alley farming training manual: Core course in alley farming by Reynolds, L., Atta-Krah, A.N.

“…Considers the competing demands of crops and livestock for three foliage from alley farms. Discusses the inclusion of a grazed fallow in the system, and describes a more intensive system of tree production to provide animal feed.…”
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Alley farming by Kang, B.T., Reynolds, L., Atta-Krah, A.N.

“…Alley farming involves the cultivation of food crops among hedgerows of multipurpose trees. …”
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Trees For Food Security-2 Project, Overview and Achievements by Muthuri, Catherine W., Kinuthia, R., Kuria, A., Njoki, C.

“…Learnings obtained from the first phase showed that for enhanced food security and improved livelihoods, establishment of a greater diversity of trees on farms was essential. During the first phase, project stakeholders testified on the benefits obtained from the project. …”
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Data set of smallholder farm households in banana-coffee-based farming systems containing data on farm households, agricultural production and use of organic farm waste by Reetsch, A., Schwärzel, K., Kapp, G., Dornack, C., Masisi, J., Alichard, L., Robert, H., Byamungu, G., Rocha, J.L., Stephene, S., Baijukya, F., Feger, K.H.

“…Agricultural information includes land size, size of homegarden, crops, livestock and livestock keeping, trees, and access to forest. Gender-specific responsibilities includes producing and exchanging seeds, weed control, terracing, distributing organic material to the fields, care of annual and perennial crops, harvesting of crops, decisions about the harvest and animal products, selling and buying products, working on their own farm and off-farm, cooking, storing food, collecting and caring for drinking water, washing, and toilet cleaning. …”
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Tea tree - an essential oil grown in Australia, and Zambia by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Peter Aagaard grows tea trees on his farm in Zambia. The trees produce an oil which are used to make body care products, such as soaps and medicinal rubs.…”
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The development of crop decision trees for climate risk management by Kwang-Hyung, Kim, Barlis, Angelica, Palao, Leo Kris, Mienmany, Bandit, Imbach, Pablo, Swaans, Cornelis P.M.

“…This brief summarizes how location-specific crop decision trees are developed from their basic structure, starting from a top-down approach combined with local-level validation to ensure relevance and applicability at the farm level.…”
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Growth and Biomass of Tree Lucerne under Farmers Management by International Food Policy Research Institute

“…Project title: Integrating tree Lucerne (Chamaetysisus palmensis) in the crop-livestock farming systems of the Ethiopian highlands for multiple products and service Project abstract: Tree Lucerne is a nitrogen fixing, fast growing and ecologically adaptable multipurpose plant species that is considered for evaluation in the Africa RISING sites. …”
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Forests, Trees and Agroforestry: Flagship Projects 2017-2022 by CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry

“…The many benefits generated by trees depend on their genetic constitution, to: bridge production gaps and ensure profitability; increase availability of nutrient-rich tree foods and other novel products in markets; and enhance environmental services and resilience, at farm and landscape levels. …”
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Forests, Trees, and Micronutrient-Rich Food Consumption in Indonesia by Ickowitz, A., Rowland, D., Powell, B., Salim, M.A., Sunderland, Terry C.H.

“…In rural areas with poor market access, forests and trees may provide an essential source of nutritious food. …”
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Towards productive landscapes: Trade-offs in tree-cover and income across a matrix of smallholder agricultural land-use systems by Rahman,S.A., Sunderland, Terry C.H., Kshatriya, Mrigesh, Roshetko, James M., Healey, J.R., Pagella, Tim

“…However, seasonal agriculture has higher income per unit of land area used for crop cultivation compared with the tree establishment and development phase of agroforestry farms. …”
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Farmer knowledge of the relationships among soil macrofauna, soil quality and tree species in a smallholder agroforestry system of western Honduras by Pauli, Natasha, Barrios, Edmundo, Conacher, A.J., Oberthür, Thomas

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Determination of dry cocoa bean yield by pod cut, v1. Standard Operating Procedure 020 by Hauser, Stefan

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The ILCA/NLPU on-farm alley farming project: Considerations on data collection and evaluation by Atta-Krah, A.N.

“…Presents ILCA's on-farm alley farming research activities in the humid zone of Nigeria. …”
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