Mapping of agroforestry systems and Salix species in Western Himalaya agroclimatic zone of India

IN India, agroforestry has been a tradition and become a way of life and livelihood for centuries. Now it is a modern science inviting deliberate management of trees on farms and surrounding landscape. The growing awareness on the importance and potential of agroforestry has resulted in invaluable proliferation of site-specific case studies. The diagnostic survey and appraisal of agroforestry practices in India revealed that there are innumerable practices in different agro-ecological zones. Agroforestry is land management and farming system that is not only capable of producing food from marginal agricultural land, but also capable of maintaining and improving the quality of environment.


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Authors

Rizvi R H,Vishnu R, Handa A K, Ramanan S, Yadav M, Mehdi A, Singh R K, Londhe S, Dhyani S K, Rizvi J, Punam, Kumar R, Qaisar N

Publication year

2021

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