Agroforestry research developments / edited by J. C. Dagar and J. C. Tewari,

Includes index.

Chapter 1 Agroforestry Research Developments: Anecdotal To Modern Science
-- Chapter 2 Agroforestry: Potentials For Rehabilitation Of Degraded Lands, Constraints And The Way Forward
-- Chapter 3 Agroforestry For Crop Diversification And Carbon Sequestration
-- Chapter 4 Advances In Agroforestry Research Toward Sustainable Soil Quality For Increased Food Production And Food Security
-- Chapter 5 Relating Sediment And Runoff Yield On Water Quality In Semiarid Mediterranean Agroforestry Watershed: A Case Study
-- Chapter 6 Traditional Agroforestry System In Indian Cold Arid Zone: Case Study Of A Village Located Near Leh, Ladakh
-- Chapter 7 Dryland Tropical Homegarden Agroforestry For Conservation Of Plant Species Diversity
-- Chapter 8 Enhancing Environmental Services Of Salt-Affected Lands Through Agroforestry
-- Chapter 9 Silvopastoral Agroforestry Systems: Lifeline For Dry Regions
-- Chapter 10 Agroforestry For Carbon Sequestration In North Western Himalaya
-- Chapter 11 Agroforestry Research In India: Relevance In Livelihood And Climate Change
-- Chapter 12 Mitigation And Adaptation Potential Of Agroforestry Systems In India
-- Chapter 13 Multistrata Agroforestry As An Alternative To Slash-And-Burn Farming In The Peruvian Amazon
-- Chapter 14 Agroforestry: An Alternate Sustainable Land Use And Climate Change Mitigation Option For The Farmers Of Central India
-- Chapter 15 Traditional Grazing Systems In The North Of Portugal: A Social, Economic And Environmental Approach
-- Chapter 16 Recent Advances In Pasture-Based Agroforestry Research
-- Chapter 17 Woody Perennials In Agroforestry: Eco-Friendly Resource For Ruminant Nutrition
-- Chapter 18 Moringa Oleifera: A Potential Agroforestry Tree That Can Meet The Nutritional Requirements Of Rural People
-- Chapter 19 The Importance Of Acacia Koaia In Agroforestry Of Hawaii
-- Chapter 20 Industrial Agroforestry: A Successful Value Chain Model In Tamil Nadu, India
-- Chapter 21 System Approach For Enhancing Synergy Between Farmers And Industries In Agroforestry
-- Chapter 22 Social-Ecological Resilience, Adaptive Governance, And Agroforestry In A World Of Uncertainty

Today, agroforestry ranks high among the significant land-management initiatives that have undertaken the world over the past few decades. Indeed, it is now recognized as an important approach to ensuring food security and rebuilding resilient rural environments. Recent studies have shown that more than one billion hectares of agricultural land have more than 10% tree cover. Of this, 160 million hectares have more than 50% tree cover. Agricultural ecosystems can be further improved through agroforestry to ensure environmental restoration, greater farm productivity, and realization of ecological services, including climate change mitigation and adaptation for improved rural livelihood. Now, agroforestry is considered synonymous to climate smart agriculture and a remedy for many modern environmental challenges, and acts as a mitigating process for climate change. Consequently, the knowledge base of agroforestry is being expanded at a rapid rate as illustrated by the increasing number and quality of scientific publications of various forms on different aspects of agroforestry. Making full and efficient use of this upsurge in scientific agroforestry is both a challenge and an opportunity to the scientific community, particularly in the scenario of climate change. In order to help prepare themselves better for facing the challenges and seizing the opportunity, agroforestry scientists need access to synthesized information on multi-dimensional aspects of scientific agroforestry. It is believed that widespread scaling-up of agroforestry innovations during the next decade will greatly facilitate the success of global commitments and conventions such as the UN Millennium Development Goals, Convention on Biological Diversity, Framework on Climate Change, and the Convention to Combat Desertification. This book will be useful for engaging more stakeholders, including students, foresters, farmers, local communities, indigenous people, civil society institutions, the media, private sectors, scientists (working in the fields of Agroforestry, Forestry, Life Sciences, Animal Husbandry & Dairy, Social Science, Food Science and Environmental Sciences), policymakers, leaders, and the public.