| Agroforestry
Systems in the Semi-Arid
and Arid Tropics |
(Click
on the light green headings
to view the ecosystem)
Erythrina
poeppigiana
shade
and
mulch
trees
over
coffee,
Costa
Rica.
Soil
protection
is
a
key
factor
for
maintaining
productivity
on
the
sloping
lands
that
are
favored
for
coffee
production. |
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Erythrina
poeppigiana
shade
trees
over
coffee,
Costa
Rica.
The
tree
canopy
is
managed
to
provide
mulch
for
soil
cover
and
to
optimize
the
light
reaching
the
coffee
bushes. |
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Mimosa
scabrella
shade
and
N-fixing
trees
over
coffee,
Brazil. |
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Grevillea
robusta
trees
for
fuel
and
shade
over
tea,
Tamil
Nadu,
India. |
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Acacia
mearnsii
trees
for
N-fixation,
fuel
and
bark
for
tanning
products,
Tamil
Nadu,
India. |
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Funded
by a grant from the
Cornell Agroforestry
Working Group (CAWG)
and the Distance Learning
Program of the Cornell
International Institute
for Food, Agriculture
and Development (CIIFAD).
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