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An e-publication by the World Agroforestry Centre |
IMPERATA GRASSLAND REHABILITATION USING AGROFORESTRY
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The choice of crops for Imperata grassland, like that for any other land, will depend upon:
The farmer must produce those crops in a farming system that overcomes the special constraints of Imperata grasslands. This chapter describes agroforestry systems and methods to:
The chapter is organized so that basic methods are presented in the early sections, and more complicated systems using those methods are presented in the later sections. Most smallholders have very limited labor and cash to invest in their annual crops. They have even less labor and cash to invest in soil conservation, fire control, and tree crops. In addition, they may have cultural preferences and beliefs that guide their choices.
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