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Vegetable- Agroforestry Systems in the Philippines
Editor
Delia Catacutan, Agustin Mercado, Jr., Ma. Elena Chiong-Javier, Victor B. Ella, Victoria O.Espaldon, Agnes C. Rola, Manuel C. Palada, Caroline Duque-Piñon, Jean A. Saludadez, Anthony M. Penaso, Miriam R. Nguyen, Charmaine Pailagao, Isidra B. Bagares, Nathaniel R. Alibuyog, David Midmore, Manuel Reyes, Rebecca Cajilig, Wanraya Suthumchai, Karika Kunta and Samran Sombatpanit
Year
2012
Publisher
World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (WASWAC), Beijing, China
City of Publication
Beijing, China
Number of Pages
471
Call Number
BK0164-13
Abstract:
The book shows that growing high value crops in the Philippines’ uplands can be done while protecting the environment. In the uplands, 10 million hectares of land are degraded from deforestation and other human activities, hurting the small-scale farmers who depend on the land for food and income.
Vegetable agroforestry (VAF) is the integration of vegetable crops with trees. Planting some vegetables near or under trees has the potential to increase production for small-scale farmers. In the Philippines, where commercial vegetable farms are a major income source, researchers investigated how proximity to trees affects vegetable yield and which varieties thrive in the shade.
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