Title: Meetings of the uruguayan phytopathology society (sufit)
Abstract: In conventional modern agriculture trees are typically seen as a hindrance to intensive agriculture and are thus cleared from fields with the subsequent loss of the biodiversity and its role in a very diverse set of agroecological functions. This deforestation leads to the loss of soil fertility, land degradation, declining crop yields and loss of livelihoods, as well as greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere and threats to the survival of wildlife. This chapter examines how all these impacts can be reversed by integrating trees back into farmland and developing an alternative model for farm intensification – one especially appropriate for smallholder farming systems in the tropics.
Publication Year: 2016
Publication Date: 2016-02-10
Language: en
Type: article
Indexed In: ['crossref']
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