scholarly journals Responses to environmental and socio-economic changes in the Karangwangi traditional agroforestry system, South Cianjur, West Java

2016 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 332-341 ◽  
Author(s):  
JOHAN ISKANDAR
Keyword(s):  
Agroforestry System ◽  
West Java ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry

scholarly journals Assessment of the Diverse Roles of Home Gardens and Their Sustainable Management for Livelihood Improvement in West Java, Indonesia

Forests ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 970
Author(s):  
Park ◽  
Woo ◽  
Kwak ◽  
Lee ◽  
Leti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Rural Areas ◽  
Sustainable Management ◽  
Net Present Value ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Home Gardens ◽  
Sustainable Land Use ◽  
Home Garden ◽  
West Java ◽  
Quality Of Living ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry

Home garden is a traditional agroforestry system, which is an ecologically and socio-economically sustainable land use system in West Java, Indonesia. It plays a fundamental role in providing subsistence food and income to local people through a multi-strata structure. Despite the importance of the home garden, which is strongly linked with quality of living, there is still a lack of quantitative data and information. Therefore, we quantified the economic and ecological characteristics of home gardens in the present study to evaluate their diverse roles. In addition, general strategies that are applicable to home gardens in West Java were developed for sustainable management. The results of this study indicated that: (1) large landholding size showed a significantly higher Net Present Value (NPV) than small landholding size when the home gardens were dominated by fruit tree species, (2) species richness, species diversity, and carbon stock did not differ significantly among the different types and sizes of home gardens in West Java, and (3) multi-layered and diverse species composition is considerable for sustainable management of home gardens in terms of income generation and against urbanization and commercialization in West Java, Indonesia. Further studies should be considered for developing a standardized and generalized model that is able to evaluate and quantify the various ecosystem values that are generally acceptable and applicable in rural areas.

A traditional agroforestry system under threat: an analysis of the gum arabic market and cultivation in the Sudan

2005 ◽  
Vol 64 (3) ◽  
pp. 211-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bodil Elmqvist ◽  
Lennart Olsson ◽  
Eltighani Mirghani Elamin ◽  
Andrew Warren
Keyword(s):  
Gum Arabic ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry

scholarly journals Floristic evolution in an agroforestry system cultivation in Southern Brazil

2016 ◽  
Vol 88 (2) ◽  
pp. 973-982 ◽  
Author(s):  
LUÍS C.R. SILVA ◽  
SEBASTIÃO A. MACHADO ◽  
FRANKLIN GALVÃO ◽  
AFONSO FIGUEIREDO FILHO
Keyword(s):  
Tree Species ◽  
Diversity Index ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Mixed Forest ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Agroforestry Systems ◽  
First Year ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry ◽  
Floristic Evolution ◽  
Over Time

ABSTRACT Bracatinga (Mimosa scabrella Bentham) is an important pioneer tree species in Ombrophylous Mixed Forest of Brazil and is widely used as an energy source. In traditional agroforestry systems, regeneration is induced by fire, then pure and dense stands known as bracatinga stands (bracatingais) are formed. In the first year, annual crops are intercalated with the seedlings. At that time the seedlings are thinned, then the stands remain at a fallow period and cut at seven years old. The species is very important mainly for small landowners. We studied the understory species that occur naturally during the succession over several years in order to manage them rationally in the future and maintain the natural vegetation over time. Three to 20 year-old Bracatinga stands were sampled between 1998 and 2011. All tree species with diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 5 cm were measured.The floristic evolution was assessed with respect to Sociability Index, the Shannon Diversity Index and the Pielou Evenness Index. Graphs of rank/abundance over different age groups were evaluated using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test. We identified 153 species dispersed throughout the understory and tend to become aggregated over time.

scholarly journals Traditional Agroforestry Ecosystem for Rural Prosperity

2020 ◽  
Vol 86 ◽  
pp. 01021
Author(s):  
Carolina Carolina ◽  
Febtri Wijayanti
Keyword(s):  
Rural Economy ◽  
Development Program ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Local Market ◽  
Market System ◽  
Coffee Agroforestry ◽  
System Establishment ◽  
Inclusive Approach ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry ◽  
Development Assessment

Pursuance of prosperity has always been the aim of rural development program. A strategy to vitalizing rural economy to ensure equitability is achieved through optimal utilization of local resources. It is an inclusive approach, widely implemented which also applied in Indonesia. In order to examine the concept, a qualitative study was conducted in Sumba Barat Daya in East Nusa Tenggara Province, in which agriculture is the leading sector of regional development. Assessment is focussed toward the potency of natural resource, specifically traditional agroforestry system, producing variety of estate crops which are sold in local, regional and international market as well. Representing different type of market system, assessment on cashew and coffee crops were discussed. The analysis indicates that potency to achieve prosperity seems more promising when the strategy implemented is local driven. We encounter that farming activity in managing coffee based agroforestry generates local innovation, not just in ecosystem management, but also in post harvest handling and local market system establishment. Therefore, management of coffee agroforestry leads better to inclusivity in comparison with cashew. However, to ensure sustainable support of traditional agroforestry ecosystem to rural livelihood, understanding socio-ecological dynamics of rural Sumba should be acquired in order to generate supportive relevant policies.. yamu,to,

scholarly journals Acacia Catechu Trees in Rice Fields: A Traditional Agroforestry System of Northern Bangladesh

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 107
Author(s):  
Md. Alamgir Kabir ◽  
K.M. Masum Billah ◽  
Md. Masud Parvez
Keyword(s):  
Land Tenure ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Farming System ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Rice Fields ◽  
Traditional Practice ◽  
Crop Fields ◽  
Trees On Farms ◽  
Acacia Catechu ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry

Growing Acacia catechu trees on rice fields is one traditional crop-land Agroforestry system of Rajshahi region in Bangladesh. Farming system was explored with detailed information on farm operations and cropping calendar including system outputs. System dynamics was also evaluated. PRA exercises were conducted for a biophysical assessment. The information was collected on informant wise and cross-checked. Best growth of trees observed under rain-fed conditions. Higher density of trees found in un-irrigated fields. Trees were better managed in small plots. In general, density of khoir trees was found higher in small holdings (less than 2 ha) with secured land tenure. Trees on farms were of uneven age indicating the khoir + rice system biologically sustainable. The ease of establishment of Khoir seedlings, the low cost of its maintenance, and less vulnerability to any serious pest or disease, easy marketability of products rated high in the farmer’s preference for khoir. They appreciate the versatility of the wood for a variety of farm uses though its prime economic use to them is for production of lali for katha. They also get pitch khoir as by product of katha (red dyestuff for textiles and paper) production. The multiple products and services offered and the ease of managing the trees on crop fields without causing any immediate or long-term reduction in crop yield seemed to be the most important factors that encourage the farmers to continue this traditional practice. If farmers could be motivated to follow appropriately the silvicultural practices, production could further be increased.

scholarly journals Actividad microbiológica y biomasa microbiana en suelos cafetaleros de los Andes venezolanos

2018 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Emilio Paolini Gomez
Keyword(s):  
Microbial Biomass ◽  
Organic Carbon ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Agroforestry System ◽  
Basal Respiration ◽  
Water Soluble ◽  
Mineral Fertilizers ◽  
Soil Conditions ◽  
Conventional Farms ◽  
Traditional Agroforestry

In Venezuela approximately 200 000 ha are planted with coffee (Coffea arabica L.) mostly on the steep slopes of the Andes. Traditionally, coffee is cultivated with few or no agrochemical inputs in an agroforestry system, cropped under the shade of tree species of the leguminous family and other bushes. In recent years, with adoption of high yielding, early varieties of short stature, coffee is being produced in full sunlight with addition of mineral fertilizers and pesticides. The soil microbiological properties especially those related with the fluxes of energy and nutrient cycling, respond promptly to changes in soil conditions, often much earlier than organic carbon and, in this way, are early indicators of alterations in soil quality. In this study, we compared the microbiological activity (basal respiration), microbial biomass and derived ecophysiological ratios of topsoils (0-5 cm) collected from eight farms in the municipalities of Merida and Trujillo that practice traditional (agroforestry or shaded coffee), conventional (sun coffee or intensive monoculture) and organic (agroforestry or shaded coffee) production. The organic agriculture farms showed the highest contents of total organic carbon, water soluble carbon, basal respiration and microbial biomass compared with traditional and conventional farms. This means a more sustainable coffee system with better conservation of natural resources and environment-friendly production. On conventional farms, added fertilizers and pesticides negatively affect microorganism performance and are more inefficient in terms of carbon and energy use.

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