Agroforestry Experiences in the Brazilian Amazon

Constraints and Opportunities

• Author(s): Nigel J. H. Smith,
• Publisher: Pilot Program to Conserve the Brazilian Rain Forest
• Pages: 67
• Language: en

Description:... Deforestation and agroforestry. Typology of agroforestry systems in Amazonia. Traditional agroforestry. Commercial agroforestry. Agroforestry in a land use perspective. Objectives and conceptual framework. Methological approach. Field survey sites. Data gathering. Contraints to agroforestry. Socioeconomic and political constrains. Markets. Agroindustrial development. Community organization at the local level. Credit. The regulatory and fiscal environment. Land tenure. Technical constraints. Research. Extension. Agroforestry in practice. Unleashing agroforestry's potential. Market intelligence and marketing assistance. Processing technology and infrastructure. New crop and product development.