​Agroforestry: Progressive Approach to Sustainable Agriculture

In September, 2024, the Economic Advisory Council to PM (EAC-PM) released a working paper titled - Agroforestry: Tapping India's Untapped Potential.

What is Agroforestry?

  • Agroforestry is a collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboo, etc.) are deliberately used on the same land-management units as crops and/or animals in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence.
  • It is a dynamic, ecological, natural resource management system that, through the integration of trees on farms and in the agricultural landscape, diversifies and sustains production for increased social, economic and environmental benefits for land users at all ....
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