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An information kit
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This manual covers a broad range of social and biophysical technologies used in agroforestry
in Southeast Asia, from China to Papua New Guinea. Published 1995 by FAO and the
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction. It has been translated into
Indonesian and Thai, and adapted for the South Pacific.
Contents
- Workshop background, objectives and process
- How to use, adapt and evaluate this kit
1. Overview of upland issues and approaches
- Upland development issues and approaches
- People's participation
- Levels of decision-making
2. Integrated upland systems management
- General systems overview
- Overview of agroforestry systems in Southeast Asia
- Design and management considerations for agroforestry systems
- Integrating local tree species into family farms
- Agroforestry systems in China
- Agroforestry systems in Indonesia
- Agroforestry systems in the Philippines
- Agroforestry systems in Thailand
- Agroforestry systems in Vietnam
3. Soil and water conservation approaches
- Introduction to soil and water conservation approaches
- Bench terraces
- Composting
- Contour tillage/planting
- Cover crops
- Crop rotation
- Diversion ditches
- Drop structures
- Grass strips
- Hedgerows
- Minimum tilIage/zero tillage
- Mulching
- Ridge terraces
- Shifting cultivation
- Soil barriers
- Soil traps
- Water harvesting
4. Diagnostic methods and tools
- Participatory appraisal methods
- Integrated land-use planning in upland areas
- Farm househoId profile
- Gender analysis
- Collecting information on crops
- Building on indigenous knowledge
5. Extension and linkage strategies
- Farming systems development
- Farmer-led research and extension
- Farm planning
- Using farmers' quarterly meetings for sharing and extension
- Extension systems
- Research-extension-farmer linkages
- Marketing support
- Farm credit support
- Rural enterprise development
6. Evaluation strategies
- Impact evaluation of agroforestry programs
- Financial indicators as a decision-making tool
- Project status indicators
7. Appendices
- Glossary terms
- Commonly used species in agroforestry in Southeast Asia
- Resource institutions
- Participants and workshop staff
- Participants' profiles
- References
 HTML version
 Available on the
Community
Development Library
1995. International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Silang,
Philippines.
Role of Paul Mundy: Writeshop manager and
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