TY - JOUR T1 - Los huertos familiares mayas en X-uilub, Yucatán, México. Aspectos generales y estudio comparativo entre la flora de los huertos familiares y la selva JF - Biotica Y1 - 1993 A1 - Natividad Herrera Castro KW - agroforestry KW - home gardens KW - Mexico KW - Yucatan AB - Within the general framework of forest management by the Maya, some general aspects of homgardens in X-uilub are presented such as their floristic compostition and structure as well as the factors that determine these characteristics. X-uilub is located in the western region of Yucatan and it is a good example of traditional management in this zone. Taking into consideration the similarity of species in both the homegardens and the forest, a comparative statistical analysis of all species present in the areas of intensive and extensive use as well as in the forest was carried out. Using mean values derived from number of individuals present per unit of analysis, eight different patterns of distribution of species were identified. The results suggest that there is a mosaic made up of different succession stages, and those species that belong to each stage are utilized, obtaining in this fashion greater benefits due to an expanded plant richness. (author) VL - nueva epoca IS - 1 ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Social forestry: A cross-cultural analysis T2 - Ecosystem rehabilitation: Preamble to sustainable development Y1 - 1992 A1 - Alfonso H. Peter Castro ED - Mohan K. Wali KW - community forestry KW - home gardens KW - intercropping KW - propagation KW - tree management AB -

There is a growing appreciation of the importance of trees to rural people in developing countries. Several terms have been used to describe aspects of this relationship, including social forestry, agroforestry, and forestry for local community development. Each term denotes a connection between people and trees. Forestry has a social context; trees and food production systems are intimately linked and forestry activities should be an integral part of development, contributing to the satisfaction of basic material needs, ensuring environmental stability, and the attaining of other progressive goals. Many of these ideas about the role of forestry in rural development are not new. However, what is different is the emphasis placed on the participation of communities, households, and individuals in planting and managing trees.

This paper examines the importance and implications of indigenous technical knowledge for forestry development. It describes the extensive use of forest resources by rural people in developing countries. Further, it reviews various local tree management strategies that have been customarily used to retain tree cover in rural areas. I believe that participatory forestry interventions need to be based on a clear understanding of indigenous tree use and management systems. Such systems for a valuable foundation from which effective afforestation efforts can be launched. (author)

JF - Ecosystem rehabilitation: Preamble to sustainable development PB - SPB Academic Publishing CY - The Hague, The Netherlands VL - 1 UR - http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/605953042 U5 - 16 pp. JO - Social forestry ER - TY - JOUR T1 - The banana (Musa spp.) Coffee robusta: Traditional agroforestry system of Uganda JF - Agroforestry Systems Y1 - 1990 A1 - Peter A. Oduol A1 - J. R. W. Aluma KW - agroforestry KW - bananas KW - coffee KW - home gardens KW - medicinal plants KW - mixed cropping KW - multipurpose trees KW - traditional agroforestry KW - Uganda AB - Banana (Musa spp.) with Coffee robusta, a traditional agroforestry system in Uganda, is a purely mixed cropping system managed on a sustained production basis. The basic primary production is banana as a main food crop and Coffee robusta as the main cash crop. The variety of trees deliberately retained, managed and planted, animals and crops in the system are managed by the farmers to maximize production by supplying timber, fruits, fuelwood, fodder, food, medicinal and other miscellaneous uses. VL - 11 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00045900 IS - 3 U1 - Agroforest Syst JO - The banana (Musa spp.) Coffee robusta ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Compound farms of southeastern Nigeria: A predominant agroforestry homegarden system with crops and small livestock JF - Agroforestry Systems Y1 - 1987 A1 - J. C. Okafor A1 - E. C. M. Fernandes KW - Africa KW - agriculture KW - agroforestry KW - compound farm KW - forestry KW - germplasm conservation KW - home gardens KW - Nigeria KW - tree improvement AB - Compound farms are a homegarden-type of agroforestry system involving the deliberate management of multipurpose trees and shrubs in a multistoried association with agricultural crops and small livestock within the compounds of individual houses. In addition to the advantages of diversified production, risk minimization, improved labour and nutrient use efficiences and soil conservation, compound farms represent germplasm banks containing many of the useful tree/shrub species currently disappearing due to indiscriminate clearing of forest and woodlands. VL - 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00047519 IS - 2 U1 - Agroforest Syst JO - Compound farms of southeastern Nigeria ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Research opportunities to improve the production of homegardens JF - Agroforestry Systems Y1 - 1987 A1 - François Mergen KW - home gardens KW - research AB - The management of home gardens on a widescale basis is reviewed and examples of specific systems are presented. Opportunities for improvement are presented and recommendations for research are given. Because of the contribution to supply food and goods to millions of people, the home gardens should play a more important role in development programs and more organized and directed research should be provided. This should contribute greatly to the yield from these land use systems. VL - 5 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00046413 IS - 1 U1 - Agroforest Syst ER - TY - JOUR T1 - Agroforestry farming systems in the homesteads of Kerala, southern India JF - Agroforestry Systems Y1 - 1986 A1 - M. Achuthan Nair A1 - C. Sreedharan KW - agroclimatic zone KW - agroforestry KW - crop system KW - home gardens KW - homestead farming KW - Kerala KW - mixed farming AB -

Kerala State on the southwestern coast of India in the tropical humid zone has a predominantly agricultural economy, a very high density of population and therefore high pressure on cultivable land. The farmers there undertake cultivation of an array of crops- tree crops, plantation crops, seasonals and biennials - all in intimate mixtures on the same piece of land around the homesteads. Farm animals and poultry and sometimes fisheries also are essential components of the system. The close association of agricultural crops, tree crops and animals in the homesteads represents an excellent example of sustainable and productive agroforestry homegardens. Optimum utilization of available resources of land, solar energy and technological inputs and an efficient recycling of farm wastes are important characteristics of the systems. This paper attempts to describe and evaluate the systems' stability, productivity and sustainability, and identify its merits and constraints as well as research needs.

VL - 4 UR - https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00048107 IS - 4 U1 - Agroforest Syst ER - TY - CHAP T1 - Traditional agroforestry in West Java: The pekarangan (homegarden) and kebun-talun (annual-perennial rotation) cropping systems T2 - Traditional agriculture in southeast Asia: A human ecology perspective Y1 - 1986 A1 - Linda Christanty A1 - Oekan S. Abdoellah A1 - Gerald G. Marten A1 - Johan Iskandar ED - Gerald G. Marten KW - agriculture KW - agroforestry KW - animals KW - crop rotation KW - ecology KW - farming KW - home gardens KW - Indonesia KW - intercropping KW - Java KW - Javanese KW - kebun-talun KW - pekarangan KW - rice KW - tree crops KW - trees KW - upland farming AB - This chapter looks at the role of kebun-talun and pekarangan in the Javanese landscape. Kebun-talun (rotation system between mixed garden and tree plantation) is a traditional system that increases overall production and serves multiple functions by sequentially combining agricultural crops with tree crops. Pekarangan (homegarden intercropping system) is a traditional system located in the villages that provides both subsistence and commercial products and serves multiple functions by simultaneously combining agricultural crops with tree crops and animals. JF - Traditional agriculture in southeast Asia: A human ecology perspective PB - Westview Press CY - Boulder, CO SN - 0-8133-7026-4 UR - http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12975293 JO - Traditional agroforestry in West Java ER - 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 - TY - CONF T1 - Effect of culture on home garden structure T2 - Tropical ecology and development: Proceedings of the Vth International Symposium of Tropical Ecology, 16-21 April 1979, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Y1 - 1980 A1 - Oekan S. Abdoellah A1 - H. H. Isnawan ED - José I. Furtado KW - culture KW - ecology KW - home gardens AB - The village of Bantar Kalong Pananjung is situated in the transition region of West Java and Central Java. The people of Bantar Kalong consist of Sundanese and Javanese who are living and assimilated together. But they still maintain their customs based on their respective culture. This study is to compare the Sundanese and Javanese home garden structure, and to understand how far the Javanese culture affects Sundanese home garden structure. JF - Tropical ecology and development: Proceedings of the Vth International Symposium of Tropical Ecology, 16-21 April 1979, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia PB - International Society of Tropical Ecology CY - Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia UR - http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/7942294 ER -