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Tag Archives: agroforestry
Tobacco farming and food security
Fanuel Kangondo at The Herald tells us that in Zimbabwe, tobacco farming is critical in promoting food security. Mr Kangondo quotes Lovemore Manatsa of British American Tobacco Zimbabwe, who said that smallholders produced tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) more cheaply than larger … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, money and trade
Tagged agroforestry, AIDS, cash crop, child, crop, development, disease, drug, education, farmer, food security, human, plant_dicot, smallholder, tobacco, trade, tree
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Trees and food security in Africa; what’s the link? | Agroforestry World Blog
Originally posted on Dr. Bukar Ali USMAN, mni:
See on Scoop.it – Agriculture, Climate & Food security See on blog.worldagroforestry.org
Posted in agriculture, horticulture, money and trade
Tagged Africa, agroforestry, arboriculture, farm, farmer, food, food security, garden, knowledge, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, smallholder, tree
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Greenhouse gases from agriculture and livestock
Agriculture and livestock emit greenhouse gases. Those are the gases which lead to global warming. Agriculture and livestock emit methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2). Laura Reynolds at the independent Worldwatch Institute tells us that agriculture and … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, carbon, carbon dioxide, climate, development, farmer, forest, greenhouse gas, land use, livestock, methane, nitrous oxide, population, prosperity, woodland
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Forests and insects for food security
Originally posted on One Billion Hungry: Can We Feed the World?:
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organisation has recently brought attention to two neglected areas of food security: forests and insects. On the 13th to 15th May 2013 the…
Posted in food, knowledge transfer, miniculture
Tagged agroforestry, arthropod, conservation, crop, entomoculture, entomophagy, fibre, food, food security, foraging, forest, hunting, insect, knowledge, neglected crop, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, poverty, textile, tree, wild food, wood, woodland
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India’s Green Revolution:Successes, Failures and Second Green Revolution
Originally posted on Rashid's Blog: An Educational Portal:
In the 1960s, there was concern from the Indian government that the country would not be able to grow enough food to support the ever increasing population, so they put into…
Posted in agriculture, food, horticulture, knowledge transfer
Tagged agroforestry, Asia, cash crop, city, crop, development, dryland, farmer, food, Green Revolution, history, plant_dicot, plant_monocot, population, poverty, prosperity, rice, rural, technology
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How agroforestry schemes can improve food security in developing countries
Caspar van Vark at the Global Development Professionals Network has written a good article about agroforestry. That means farming with trees and shrubs amongst crops and livestock. Dr van Vark calls for more discussion of agroforestry as part of improving … Continue reading
Posted in agriculture, ecology, knowledge transfer, money and trade
Tagged Africa, agroforestry, America, Asia, crop, development, Europe, farm, food, food security, knowledge, livestock, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, shrub, sustainable, tree
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Tropical agroforestry
Roger Leakey at Global Food Security says that, in tropical Africa and elsewhere, agroforestry could bridge the ‘yield gap’ between potential yield and actual yield.
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Tagged agroforestry, arboriculture, cash crop, farm, farmer, food, food security, grain, intensive, land use, nutrition, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, poverty, sustainable, tree, yield
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Farming with trees
Agroforestry means farming with trees or shrubs alongside crops or livestock. Here in Britain the Agroforestry Research Trust (AFT) and the Farm Woodland Forum (FWF) promote research and knowledge transfer about agroforestry. AFT offers a summary of what agroforestry is … Continue reading
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Tagged agroforestry, arboriculture, climate, conservation, farm, livestock, plant_dicot, plant_gymnosperm, plant_monocot, research, tree
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