Traditional Agroforestry Systems in Agro-ecological Zones of Western Rajasthan

Abstract

Farmers of western Rajasthan follow a set of traditional agricultural practices year after year which provide them an assurance towards sustainable crop production in. normal rainfall years, while in case of prolonged droughts and famines, they are able to harvest at least top-feeds for their livestock, The pattern of cropping is such that they are able to derive extra economic benefits, through a combination of useful tree and shrub species, which do not compete with the crops grown with them. This paper deals with those traditional systems which are presently known as agroforestty systems and are followed in various agro-ecological zones of western Rajasthan.