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Agroforestry and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals
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The role of agroforestry research and development has been examined in this paper, but the enterprise development and enhancement of tree-product marketing has been badly neglected, and the products, processing, and marketing of tree products and services through tree domestication and the commercialization of their products is a new frontier for agro-forestry R&D.Abstract:
The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of the United Nations (UN) are at the heart of the global development agenda. This chapter examines the role of agroforestry research and development (RD but enterprise development and enhancement of tree-product marketing has been badly neglected. The products, processing, and marketing of tree products and services, through tree domestication and the commercialization of their products is a new frontier for agroforestry R&D. A major role for agroforestry also is emerging in the domain of environmental services. This entails the development of mechanisms to reward the rural poor for the environmental services such as watershed protection and carbon sequestration that they provide to society. Agroforestry R&D is contributing to virtually all of the MDGs. But recognition for that role must be won by ensuring that more developing countries have national agroforestry strategies, and that agroforestry is a recognized part of their programs to achieve the MDGs.read more
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Agroforestry for ecosystem services and environmental benefits: an overview
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined four major ecosystem services and environmental benefits of agroforestry: (1) carbon sequestration, (2) biodiversity conservation, (3) soil enrichment and (4) air and water quality.
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Maize yield and nutrition during 4 years after biochar application to a Colombian savanna oxisol
Julie Major,Marco Antonio Rondón,Marco Antonio Rondón,Diego Molina,Susan J. Riha,Johannes Lehmann +5 more
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors studied the effect of a single application of 0, 8 and 20 t of biochar to a Colombian savanna Oxisol for 4 years (2003-2006) under a maize-soybean rotation.
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Pyrolysis for Biochar Purposes: A Review to Establish Current Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs
TL;DR: An updated review on two subjects: the available alternatives to produce biochar from a biomass feedstock and the effect of biochar addition to agricultural soils on soil properties and fertility is provided.
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Evergreen Agriculture: a robust approach to sustainable food security in Africa
Dennis Garrity,Festus K. Akinnifesi,Oluyede C. Ajayi,Sileshi G. Weldesemayat,Jeremias Mowo,Antoine Kalinganire,Mahamane Larwanou,Jules Bayala +7 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors reviewed the experiences and their broader implications for African food security, as manifestations of Evergreen agriculture, a fresh approach to achieving food security and environmental resilience, which is defined as the integration of particular tree species into annual food crop systems.
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries
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Soil Fertility and Hunger in Africa
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Development of Reflectance Spectral Libraries for Characterization of Soil Properties
TL;DR: In this article, a scheme for development and use of soil spectral libraries for rapid nondestructive estimation of soil properties based on analysis of diffuse reflectance spectroscopy was developed. But the spectral library approach is not suitable for use in agricultural, environmental, and engineering applications.
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Carbon sequestration: An underexploited environmental benefit of agroforestry systems
TL;DR: In this article, the potential of carbon sequestration through agroforestry in both subsistence and commercial enterprises in both the tropics and the temperate region has been investigated, and the potential for C sequestration rates range from 1.5 to 3.5 Mg C ha −1 yr −1.