Agroforestry systems: some definitions and contribution to forests dynamics

Agroforestry is probably one of the most controversial word for the definition of a combination, or intergration of trees (foresty components) and crops or fodder (agricultural components) into various types of cropping systems. Agroforestry systems varies from the most simple (SAF), a crop associated with a tree, to the most complex in terms of structure, the CAF (Complex agroforestry system) with multistrata components, a large biodiversity in terms of species and frequencies, where several perennial crops and trees are associated. After describing rapidly the concept of agroforestry, we will focus on a particular typology and provide two examples of simple agrofest (SAF), parkland in Africa, and complex agroforest (CAF) in Indonesia.

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