Module 5 - Agroforestry Systems

• Facilitate access to credit that takes into account the unique characteristics of agroforestry, especially the time required to realize returns on investment.
  
  
• Supply reliable and high-quality seed stock through local nurseries or cooperation with the private sector.
  
  
• Facilitate market access through road building and/or maintenance programs.
  
  
• Promote security of land tenure rights and the ability of farmers to benefit from their agroforestry investments.

Selected Readings

Asterisk (*) at the end of a reference indicates that it is available on the Web. See Appendix 1 for a full list of Websites.

Arnold, M., and P. Dewees. 1998. “Rethinking Approaches to Tree Management by Farmers.” Natural Resource Perspectives 26. London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI).*

Carter, J. 1995. “Alley Farming: Have Resource-Poor Farmers Benefited?” Natural Resource Perspectives 3. London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI).*

Franzel, S., and S. J. Scherr. 2002. Trees on the Farm: Assessing the Adoption Potential of Agroforestry Practices in Africa. Wallingford: CABI Publishing.

Franzel, S., P. Cooper, G. L. Denning, and D. Eade (eds.). 2002. Development and Agroforestry: Scaling Up the Impacts of Research. Nairobi and Oxford: World Forestry Centre (ICRAF) and Oxfam.

ODI Rural Development Forestry Network. http://www.odifpeg.org.uk/network/index.html.

United Nations Forum on Forests. http://www.un.org/esa/forests/.

World Agroforestry Centre. http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org.

References Cited

Sonwa, W., S. F. Weise, M. Tchatat, B. Nkongmeneck, A. A. Adesina, O. Ndoye, and J. Gockowski. 2001. “The Role of Cocoa Agroforests in Community and Farm Forestry in Southern Cameroon.” Rural Development Forestry Network Paper 25g. July. Oversease Development Institute (ODI), London. Found at http://www.odifpeg.org.uk/rdfn/mailing25/25g_english.pdf

Sanchez P., G. Denning, A.-M. Izac, and B. Scott. 1999. “Delivering on the Promise of Agroforestry.” CGIAR News, September. Washington, DC: Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR).

World Agroforestry Centre. http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org.

World Bank. 2002. “Integrating Forests in Economic Development.” In A Revised Forest Strategy for the World Bank Group. Washington, DC: World Bank.