Agroforestry and ecosystem services for risk management in rainfed areas
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Authors
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A. K. Handa
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003
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A. Arunachalam
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003
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Chhavi Sirohi
Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, Haryana 125 004
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Priyanka Singh
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003
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Asha Ram
ICAR-Central Agroforestry Research Institute, Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh 284 003
Abstract
Agroforestry is a land-use system based on integration of trees, crops and/or livestock on the same piece of land to enhance productivity as well as resilience of farmlands and to deliver various vital ecological services. Based on this, it can act as a promising and potential land-based transformation solution with several co-benefits. Adoption of agroforestry can enhance farmers’ income, increase green cover, besides natural resource conservation, production of forest based raw-materials, rural development and scalability - all at the same time from same land areas with different degrees. Agroforestry is an ideal option to restore most of the degraded and wastelands in the country. The potential of agroforestry is more important for rainfed areas due to various vulnerable factors associated with predominant sole cropping systems.
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