Traditional agroforestry practices of native and Ribereno farmers in the lowland Peruvian Amazon

Reference Type Book Chapter
Year of Publication
1987
Author
Author: Wil de Jong
Book Title
Agroforestry: Realities, possibilities and potentials
Pagination
179-195
Date Published
01/1987
Publisher
Martin Nijhoff Publishers in cooperation with ICRAF; distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Kluwer Academic Publishers
City
Dordrecht, Netherlands
Language
English
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ISBN
90-247-3590-4
Call Number
S494.5.A45A379 1987
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Abstract
Recent research on traditional agriculture in the Peruvian Amazon indicates that agroforestry practices are widespread and extremely varied. This article describes five agroforestry systems found in the vicinity of Iquitos, Peru. Although all begin as shifting cultivation fields, they differ greatly in species composition and richness, in intensity and length of management, in economic orientation, and in adaptation to particular ecological conditions. Four of the five systems are found in mestizo communities of the region. The information presented shows that basic traditional swidden-fallow agroforestry practices are adaptable to varying environmental and economic situations (author).
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