Trees, food and people : land management in the tropics

Date

1977

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IDRC, Ottawa, ON, CA

Abstract

Monograph on forestry development in the tropical zone, ecological implications, and the need for improved forest management and overall land utilization - discusses forest ecosystem, sequential cultivation system of growing trees and food crops, reforestation, exploitability of forest resources, forest production, forestry research needs and priorities; integration of forestry, agriculture and animal husbandry (agrisilviculture), and establishment of an International Council for Research in Agroforestry. Bibliography.

Description

French version available in IDRC Digital Library: Arbres dans l'aménagement des terres sous les tropiques : une solution à la faim
Spanish version available in IDRC Digital Library: Bosque tropical : sobreexplotado y subutilizado

Keywords

FORESTRY DEVELOPMENT, TROPICAL ZONE, ECOLOGY, FOREST MANAGEMENT, LAND USE, ECOSYSTEMS, CULTIVATION SYSTEMS, CROPS, REFORESTATION, EXPLOITABILITY, FOREST RESOURCES, FOREST PRODUCTION, FORESTRY RESEARCH, SILVICULTURE

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