TY - JOUR T1 - The Chagga homegardens: A multistoried agroforestry cropping system on Mt. Kilimanjaro (Northern Tanzania) JF - Agroforestry Systems Y1 - 1985 A1 - E. C. M. Fernandes A1 - A. Oktingati A1 - J. Maghembe KW - agroforestry KW - Chagga KW - home gardens KW - land tenure KW - livestock integration KW - multipurpose trees KW - multistoried cropping KW - Tanzania AB -

The homegardens are characterised by an intensive integration of numerous multipurpose trees and shrubs with food crops and animals, simultaneously on the same unit of land.

The Chagga are skilled farmers with an intimate knowledge of the crops and their ecological requirements. They have a good idea of functions/uses of the plant species on their farms. The large species diversity provides both subsistence and cash crops. It enables the farmer to keep his management options open and provides insurance against drought, pest and economic risks.

VL - 2 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00131267 IS - 2 U1 - Agroforest Syst JO - The Chagga homegardens ER -