Agroforestry for Land and Water Management in Kenya
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Date
2007
Authors
Mugendi, D.N.
Waswa, B.
Mucheru-Muna, M.
Mugwe, J. N.
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School of Environmental Studies and Human Sciences, Kenyatta University
Abstract
A groforestry is an age-old practice that contains a strong element of
r\management. It is a collective name for land-use systems and technol .
where woody perennials are deliberately used on the same land-management u
as agricultural crops and/or animals. This can either be in a spatial arrange
or in rotation, with economic and ecological interactions between the trees
crops. In a review by Franzel (2002), agroforestry is defined by Leaky (1996)as
dynamic, ecologically based, natural resource management system that sus '
and diversifies production for improved economic, social and environme
benefits for farmers, through the integration of trees in the agricultural landsc
Trees in this system provide fuel wood, fodder, fruit (productive functions) as
as fencing and shade (service functions). A strict scientific definition of agrofore
should stress two characteristics common to all forms of agroforestry and sepa
.from other forms of land use, i.e.,
Deliberate growing of woody perennials in the same unit of land as agricult
crops and/or animals
There must be significant interaction (+ve or -ve) between the woody and
non-woody component (either ecological or economical)
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