Agroforestry: Practices and Systems

Nair, P. K. R.

doi:10.1016/b978-0-444-52512-3.00021-8

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“…Estimates suggest that the aboveground agroforestry systems can store carbon ranging from 0.29 to 15.21 Mg C hectare −1 year −1 while up to 1 m of soil depth can store 30-300 Mg C hectare −1 of carbon [172]. By developing and utilizing multipurpose trees and integrating them into agroforestry farming systems, sustainable solutions can be provided for improving livelihoods, sustainable land management, food security, environmental protection, and climate-change mitigation and adaptation [170,171]. It is believed that the agroforestry system has the potential to significantly reduce atmospheric CO 2 levels and mitigate climate change by sequestering carbon compared to other land uses.…”

Section: Agroforestrymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Agroforestry gained attention in the 1980s as a way to increase and sustain agricultural production in marginal lands [170]. In the USA, efforts to convert such lands have mainly focused on using perennial grasses and woody crops for biofuels or feedstock [173,174] or implementing conservation habitat programs to improve ecosystem services [175].…”

Section: Agroforestrymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Revitalization Potential of Marginal Areas for Sustainable Rural Development in the Puglia Region, Southern Italy: Part I: A Review

Alhajj Ali,

Tallou,

Vivaldi

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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Feeding nine billion people by 2050 will be a challenge due to climate change. There is a significant portion of abandoned and unused marginal lands across the nation and in the Puglia region, in Southern Italy. Innovative techniques and practices in the frame of climate-smart agriculture can help rehabilitate marginal lands into productive and profitable areas. The objective of this study was to systematically review the literature on marginal areas in Puglia, responding to the lack of information in this context and evaluate their revitalization potential. We systematically reviewed the literature on unused/marginal areas and identified related studies dealing with different types of marginal areas and their potential for sustainable rural development. Marginal areas in Puglia represent a range of historical rural landscapes that support biodiversity, the economy, and ecological services. However, the analysis of the current situation in Puglia’s marginal areas indicates a lack of infrastructure and scarce resources, which led to land abandonment and the migration of local residents, resulting in the deterioration of the ecological system. Therefore, establishing a sustainable policy is crucial for preserving the local heritage and economy of the region. However, policymakers should carefully study the challenges and opportunities arising from local contexts before embarking on ambitious place-based innovation strategies. The analysis indicates that both biophysical and socio-economic factors are strategic elements for improving the revitalization potential of marginal areas for sustainable development. This review provides useful information regarding the revitalization potential of marginal areas for food, feed, and non-food production, which is crucial in the implementation of a sustainable development strategy for rural communities in Puglia but can also be applied to similar areas in other countries. However, the success of the sustainable development strategy in Puglia’s marginal areas should consider the vital function of farmers’ self-organization and social capital as key factors in the adoption of agricultural innovations for the revitalization of these areas.

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Section: Agroforestrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Agroforestrymentioning

confidence: 99%

Revitalization Potential of Marginal Areas for Sustainable Rural Development in the Puglia Region, Southern Italy: Part I: A Review

Alhajj Ali,

Tallou,

Vivaldi

et al. 2024

Agronomy

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“…Riparian buffers as ecotones are interfaces between terrestrial (usually crop land or pasture land) and aquatic ecosystems (rivers, streams, creeks, lakes, wetlands, etc.) to reduce runoff and nonpoint source pollution, stabilize stream banks, improve aquatic and terrestrial habitats, and provide harvestable products (Stutter et al 2019, Ramachandran Nair 2014. These transitional zones are regarded as integrated systems that play a crucial role in conserving terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, offering diverse ecological services due to their unique biological and physical attributes (Gregory et al 1991; Gundersen et al 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Impact of Riparian Buffer Strips on Aquatic Phosphorus Concentrations: Insights into Effective Land Management Strategies

Shahbazi,

Mozaffari,

Voroney

et al. 2024

Preprint

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This study examined the effects of riparian buffers on the concentrations of soluble reactive phosphorus (SRP) in water and available phosphorus in sediment samples collected along Washington Creek, a moderately degraded stream typical of agricultural landscapes (AG) in Southern Ontario. This research was performed along the entire length of the creek (9250 m). Four different land uses were identified in the study area: natural forest (NF), rehabilitated forest (RH), grassland (GR), and agricultural field (AG). Although the concentrations of SRP in water samples were much lower (i.e., < 0.001 ppm) than the federal-provincial water quality objectives for streams (i.e., 0.03 ppm), the concentrations of SRP in the water samples collected from plots adjacent to the AG without riparian buffers were significantly higher than those from areas covered with vegetated buffers. The concentrations of available P in the sediments collected from the plots influenced by AG were significantly higher than those with riparian buffers, which was up to 5.2 mg P kg− 1 sediment. This study showed the accumulation of available P in the sediments was correlated with SRP concentrations in Washington Creek. These findings suggest that the implementation of riparian buffer strips can effectively mitigate the influx of phosphorus into aquatic systems, thereby reducing the risk of eutrophication and maintaining water quality within acceptable limits.

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“…Agroforestry is a combination of woody plants (timber, clump, palm, bamboo etc.) and agricultural crops (annual or perennial) and/or livestock, which are arranged in both temporal and geographical patterns on the same land-management unit [1][2][3][4]. Agroforestry helps to alleviate poverty [5], slow land degradation [6], improve food security [7,8], enhance soil fertility [9], improve the quality of the agroecosystems [10], protect biodiversity, improve air and water quality, etc.…”

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confidence: 99%

Agroforestry Suitability for Planning Site-Specific Interventions Using Machine Learning Approaches

Singh

Das

Rizvi³

et al. 2022

Sustainability

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Agroforestry in the form of intercropping, boundary plantation, and home garden are parts of traditional land management systems in India. Systematic implementation of agroforestry may help achieve various ecosystem benefits, such as reducing soil erosion, maintaining biodiversity and microclimates, mitigating climate change, and providing food fodder and livelihood. The current study collected ground data for agroforestry patches in the Belpada block, Bolangir district, Odisha state, India. The agroforestry site-suitability analysis employed 15 variables on climate, soil, topography, and proximity, wherein the land use land cover (LULC) map was referred to prescribe the appropriate interventions. The random forest (RF) machine learning model was applied to estimate the relative weight of the determinant variables. The results indicated high accuracy (average suitability >0.87 as indicated by the validation data) and highlighted the dominant influence of the socioeconomic variables compared to soil and climate variables. The results show that >90% of the agricultural land in the study area is suitable for various agroforestry interventions, such as bund plantation and intercropping, based on the cropping intensity. The settlement and wastelands were found to be ideal for home gardens and bamboo block plantations, respectively. The spatially explicit data on agroforestry suitability may provide a baseline map and help the managers and planners. Moreover, the adopted approach can be hosted in cloud-based platforms and applied in the different agro-ecological zones of India, employing the local ground data on various agroforestry interventions. The regional and national scale agroforestry suitability and appropriate interventions map would help the agriculture managers to implement and develop policies.

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Agroforestry: Practices and Systems

Cited by 26 publications

References 37 publications

Revitalization Potential of Marginal Areas for Sustainable Rural Development in the Puglia Region, Southern Italy: Part I: A Review

Revitalization Potential of Marginal Areas for Sustainable Rural Development in the Puglia Region, Southern Italy: Part I: A Review

Impact of Riparian Buffer Strips on Aquatic Phosphorus Concentrations: Insights into Effective Land Management Strategies

Agroforestry Suitability for Planning Site-Specific Interventions Using Machine Learning Approaches

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