Ebook: New Vistas in Agroforestry: A Compendium for 1st World Congress of Agroforestry, 2004

It was in late 2002 that the idea of preparing a collection of multi-authored chapters on different aspects of ag- st forestry as a compendium for the 1 World Congress of Agroforestry, June 2004, was tossed around. With the approval of the idea by the Congress Organizing Committee, serious efforts to make it a reality got under way in early 2003. The rigorously peer-reviewed and edited manuscripts were submitted to the publisher in December 2003. Considering the many differentindividualsinvolved in the task as authors and manuscriptreviewers, we feel quite pleased that the task could be accomplished within this timeframe. We are pleased also about the contents on several counts. First of all, the tropical-temperate mix of topics is a rare feature of a publication of this nature. In spite of the scienti?c commonalities between tropical and temperate practices of agroforestry, the differences between them are so enormous that it is often impossible to mesh them together in one publication. Secondly, several of the chapters are on topics that have not been discussed or described much in agroforestryliterature. A third feature is that some of the authors, though well known in their own disciplinary areas, are somewhat new to agroforestry; the perceptions and outlooks of these scholars who are relatively unin?uenced by the past happenings in agroforestry gives a whole new dimension to agroforestry and broadensthescopeofthesubject. Finally, ratherthanjustreviewingandsummarizingpastwork,mostchapterstake the extra effort in attempting to outline the next steps.

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This volume is a collection of 31 multi-authored, rigorously peer-reviewed chapters on different aspects of agroforestry, produced as a compendium on the occasion of the 1st World Congress of Agroforestry, June 2004. Its contenst include a tropical-temperate mix of topics, which is a rare feature of a publication of this nature. Several of the chapters are on topics that have not been discussed or described much in agroforestry literature. A third feature is that some of the authors, though well known in their own disciplinary areas, are somewhat new to agroforestry; the perceptions and outlooks of these scholars who are relatively uninfluenced by the past happenings in agroforestry gives a whole new dimension to agroforestry and broadens the scope of the subject. Finally, rather than just reviewing and summarizing past work, most chapters take the extra effort in attempting to outline the next steps. Agroforestry stands to gain enormously from the infusion of these new and different ideas and bold initiatives, thus making the title "New Vistas" quite justifiable.

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This volume is a collection of 31 multi-authored, rigorously peer-reviewed chapters on different aspects of agroforestry, produced as a compendium on the occasion of the 1st World Congress of Agroforestry, June 2004. Its contenst include a tropical-temperate mix of topics, which is a rare feature of a publication of this nature. Several of the chapters are on topics that have not been discussed or described much in agroforestry literature. A third feature is that some of the authors, though well known in their own disciplinary areas, are somewhat new to agroforestry; the perceptions and outlooks of these scholars who are relatively uninfluenced by the past happenings in agroforestry gives a whole new dimension to agroforestry and broadens the scope of the subject. Finally, rather than just reviewing and summarizing past work, most chapters take the extra effort in attempting to outline the next steps. Agroforestry stands to gain enormously from the infusion of these new and different ideas and bold initiatives, thus making the title "New Vistas" quite justifiable.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-1
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Agroforestry and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals....Pages 5-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Hardwood silvopasture management in North America....Pages 21-33
Riparian forest buffers in agroecosystems — lessons learned from the Bear Creek Watershed, central Iowa, USA....Pages 35-50
Short-rotation woody crops and phytoremediation: Opportunities for agroforestry?....Pages 51-63
Windbreaks in North American agricultural systems....Pages 65-78
Organic farming and agroforestry: Alleycropping for mulch production for organic farms of southeastern United States....Pages 79-90
Mechanized land preparation in forest-based fallow systems: The experience from Eastern Amazonia....Pages 91-106
Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry systems....Pages 107-122
Forest gardens as an ‘intermediate’ land-use system in the nature-culture continuum: Characteristics and future potential....Pages 123-134
The enigma of tropical homegardens....Pages 135-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Nature vs. nurture: managing relationships between forests, agroforestry and wild biodiversity....Pages 155-165
Tree domestication in tropical agroforestry....Pages 167-181
Managing biological and genetic diversity in tropical agroforestry....Pages 183-194
Why extensive research and development did not promote use of peach palm fruit in Latin America....Pages 195-206
Exploiting the potential of indigenous agroforestry trees: Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa in sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 207-220
Ecological interactions, management lessons and design tools in tropical agroforestry systems....Pages 221-236
Interspecific interactions in temperate agroforestry....Pages 237-255
Ecology of tree intercropping systems in the North temperate region: Experiences from southern Ontario, Canada....Pages 257-268
Agroforestry as an approach to minimizing nutrient loss from heavily fertilized soils: The Florida experience....Pages 269-279
Carbon sequestration: An underexploited environmental benefit of agroforestry systems....Pages 281-295
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Agroforestry development: An environmental economic perspective....Pages 299-310
Adoption of agroforestry innovations in the tropics: A review....Pages 311-328
Scaling up the impact of agroforestry: Lessons from three sites in Africa and Asia....Pages 329-344
Trees of prosperity: Agroforestry, markets and the African smallholder....Pages 345-355
Building opportunities for small-farm agroforestry to supply domestic wood markets in developing countries....Pages 357-370
Markets and marketing strategies for agroforestry specialty products in North America....Pages 371-382
Peasants, agroforesters, and anthropologists: A 20-year venture in income-generating trees and hedgerows in Haiti....Pages 383-397
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Computer-based tools for decision support in agroforestry: Current state and future needs....Pages 401-421
Anthropogenic grasslands in Southeast Asia: Sociology of knowledge and implications for agroforestry....Pages 423-435
Agroforestry research for development in India: 25 years of experiences of a national program....Pages 437-452
Public/private partnerships in agroforestry: the example of working together to improve cocoa sustainability....Pages 453-462
Back Matter....Pages 463-480

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This volume is a collection of 31 multi-authored, rigorously peer-reviewed chapters on different aspects of agroforestry, produced as a compendium on the occasion of the 1st World Congress of Agroforestry, June 2004. Its contenst include a tropical-temperate mix of topics, which is a rare feature of a publication of this nature. Several of the chapters are on topics that have not been discussed or described much in agroforestry literature. A third feature is that some of the authors, though well known in their own disciplinary areas, are somewhat new to agroforestry; the perceptions and outlooks of these scholars who are relatively uninfluenced by the past happenings in agroforestry gives a whole new dimension to agroforestry and broadens the scope of the subject. Finally, rather than just reviewing and summarizing past work, most chapters take the extra effort in attempting to outline the next steps. Agroforestry stands to gain enormously from the infusion of these new and different ideas and bold initiatives, thus making the title "New Vistas" quite justifiable.
Content:
Front Matter....Pages i-1
Front Matter....Pages 3-3
Agroforestry and the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals....Pages 5-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
Hardwood silvopasture management in North America....Pages 21-33
Riparian forest buffers in agroecosystems — lessons learned from the Bear Creek Watershed, central Iowa, USA....Pages 35-50
Short-rotation woody crops and phytoremediation: Opportunities for agroforestry?....Pages 51-63
Windbreaks in North American agricultural systems....Pages 65-78
Organic farming and agroforestry: Alleycropping for mulch production for organic farms of southeastern United States....Pages 79-90
Mechanized land preparation in forest-based fallow systems: The experience from Eastern Amazonia....Pages 91-106
Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry systems....Pages 107-122
Forest gardens as an ‘intermediate’ land-use system in the nature-culture continuum: Characteristics and future potential....Pages 123-134
The enigma of tropical homegardens....Pages 135-152
Front Matter....Pages 153-153
Nature vs. nurture: managing relationships between forests, agroforestry and wild biodiversity....Pages 155-165
Tree domestication in tropical agroforestry....Pages 167-181
Managing biological and genetic diversity in tropical agroforestry....Pages 183-194
Why extensive research and development did not promote use of peach palm fruit in Latin America....Pages 195-206
Exploiting the potential of indigenous agroforestry trees: Parkia biglobosa and Vitellaria paradoxa in sub-Saharan Africa....Pages 207-220
Ecological interactions, management lessons and design tools in tropical agroforestry systems....Pages 221-236
Interspecific interactions in temperate agroforestry....Pages 237-255
Ecology of tree intercropping systems in the North temperate region: Experiences from southern Ontario, Canada....Pages 257-268
Agroforestry as an approach to minimizing nutrient loss from heavily fertilized soils: The Florida experience....Pages 269-279
Carbon sequestration: An underexploited environmental benefit of agroforestry systems....Pages 281-295
Front Matter....Pages 297-297
Agroforestry development: An environmental economic perspective....Pages 299-310
Adoption of agroforestry innovations in the tropics: A review....Pages 311-328
Scaling up the impact of agroforestry: Lessons from three sites in Africa and Asia....Pages 329-344
Trees of prosperity: Agroforestry, markets and the African smallholder....Pages 345-355
Building opportunities for small-farm agroforestry to supply domestic wood markets in developing countries....Pages 357-370
Markets and marketing strategies for agroforestry specialty products in North America....Pages 371-382
Peasants, agroforesters, and anthropologists: A 20-year venture in income-generating trees and hedgerows in Haiti....Pages 383-397
Front Matter....Pages 399-399
Computer-based tools for decision support in agroforestry: Current state and future needs....Pages 401-421
Anthropogenic grasslands in Southeast Asia: Sociology of knowledge and implications for agroforestry....Pages 423-435
Agroforestry research for development in India: 25 years of experiences of a national program....Pages 437-452
Public/private partnerships in agroforestry: the example of working together to improve cocoa sustainability....Pages 453-462
Back Matter....Pages 463-480
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