Seeing the forest for the trees

Reference Type	Conference Paper
Year of Publication	1987
Author	Author: Kristin Cashman
Secondary Title	Paper presented at Farming Systems Research Symposium: How Systems Work, October 18-21, 1987
Date Published	10/1987
Conference Location	University of Arkansas
Language	English
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Collection Topic	Agroforestry Sustainable Agriculture
Keywords	Nigeria Africa on-farm research legume farming agroforestry International Institute of Tropical Agriculture IITA fertilizer grassroots organizations alley farming International Livestock Center for Africa ILCA OFR farming systems research FSR&D luecaena cassia Cassia siamea
Abstract	A grassroots approach to implementing alley farming is described in this paper. The approach emphasizes the participation and cooperation of Nigerian farm households in farming systems research. Strategies were developed to present the critical concepts of alley farming in a culturally acceptable, sustainable, and self-perpetuating manner. Findings are based on three years of field work with the International Livestock Center of Africa and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture.
Research Notes	Includes a draft document
Number of pages	6 pp.