Discuss the main perspectives on Agro-forestry as a model for sustainable intensification of Agriculture in Kenya.

      

Discuss the main perspectives on Agro-forestry as a model for sustainable intensification of Agriculture in Kenya.

  

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Jim
-Agroforestry is suitable for developing countries where modern agriculture has been least successful.
-Agro-forestry enables a farmers to enjoy a multiplicity of products from the farm.
-Agro-forestry leads to increased food supply and income to farmers in addition to providing environmental services that contribute to environmental stability.
-Agro-forestry is a low input approach to agriculture. Soil N can easily be restored by use of N fixing trees hence reducing production cost.
-Adding trees to a farming system is a way of trying to copy nature. As such, a farmer makes advantage of the good attributes associated with natural environment.
-Agro-forestry systems are good in carbon sequestration and hence useful in slowing down global warming.
-An agro-forestry system is more diversified in terms of production as opposed to mono cropping.
-Agroforestry has not been adopted widely despite its many benefits. It does not allow mechanization and everything has to be done by hand. It is hence labor intensive.

jim items answered the question on October 31, 2018 at 11:03


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