Agroforestry, food and nutritional security
Agroforestry supports food and nutritional security through : (1) the direct provision of tree food s such as fruit s and leaf y vegetables and by supporting staple crop production ; (2) by raising farmers' incomes through the sale of tree products and surplus staples ; (3) by providing fuel s for cook ing ; and (4) by supporting various ecosystem services such as pollination that are essential for the production of some food plants . While challenges for agroforestry in supporting food and nutritional security include policy and market constraints and an underinvestment in research , strong opportunities exist to promote multi functional , climate - smart agricultural methods involving trees . To better support food and nutritional security, development s in agroforestry policies are required to reform tree and land tenure for the benefit of s mall - scale farmers, to reform how smallholders obtain agroforestry inputs such as tree seed and seedlings , and to recognise agroforestry as an important investment option. Research should support tree domestication to improve the yields of tree foods , and seek to enhance the complementarity and stability of food production in smallholders' agroforestry systems.
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| Format: | monograph biblioteca |
| Language: | eng |
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WCA [Nairobi]
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| Subjects: | F08 - Systèmes et modes de culture, K10 - Production forestière, P01 - Conservation de la nature et ressources foncières, S01 - Nutrition humaine - Considérations générales, |
| Online Access: | http://agritrop.cirad.fr/569899/ http://agritrop.cirad.fr/569899/1/document_569899.pdf |
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