Annotation. Successful agroforestry requires an understanding of the complex relationship
between trees, crops and soils. This book provides a review of both economic and …

Faced with the growing problems of climate change, ecosystem degradation, declining
agricultural productivity, and uncertain food security, modern agricultural scientists look for …

As pressure on land and forest resources increases, there is a growing need to assess and
improve the sustainability of slash-and-burn agriculture in tropical uplands. On steep …

Soil water is the most critical factor influencing the growth and productivity of crops on the
Loess Plateau of China. The popular clean-cultivation soil management practice in rainfed …

Due to severe land degradation problems, soil conservation is a matter of major concern in
the Ecuadorian Andes. Slow-forming terraces, a variation of hedgerow agro-forestry systems …

Landslide and soil degradation are two naturally occurring phenomena that are caused
mostly by heavy rains, floods, earthquakes, construction, and human activities along the …

Climate change affects soil properties and hence crop growth. Several soil management
practices potentially reduce vulnerability to unfavorable climate conditions. This paper …

Donner les bases pour comprendre les bocages et définir des principes d'aménagement et
de gestion des paysages, tel est l'objectif de cet ouvrage. La complexité d'un paysage …

The bocage landscape is an ancient system of organising rural areas by using a hedge
network enclosing fields and meadows. It is one form of hedgerow systems used as a …

Swidden is the origin of all current agricultural systems across Asia. How it has evolved in
different settings depends on which period and products in the cycle–the food cropping …