21 Aug Agroforestry: a strategy to improve rural livelihood security in dry land areas.
कृषि वानिकी (एग्रोफोरेस्ट्री): शुष्क भूमि क्षेत्रों में ग्रामीण आजीविका की सुरक्षा में सुधार करने की रणनीति Most of the rural poor are small holders practicing low inputs agricultural production and living in arid and semi-arid regions of dry lands. Some dry land regions of India are characterized by erratic rainfall, high temperature, and poor quality land where the prospects of successful arable cropping are limited & risky. Production system under the fragile dryland environment challenged with several biophysical & socio-economic problems. The growing food insecurity and deteriorating livelihood situations in dry regions of India call for concerted and consorted actions to take advantage of the high potential of agro forestry, among other systems, for promoting best land use practices. This increase the productivity (yield) of land, combine the production of crops, including the tree crops and forest plant and animals simultaneously or sequentially on the same unit of land, meeting the ecological and socio-economic need of rural people. Agroforestry in dryland areas increase livelihood security through simultaneous production of food, fodder, and firewood and an increase in total productivity per unit area of land. To enhance the rural livelihood security among the dryland farmers, several improved agroforestry system viz. agrisilviculture, silvihorticulture, Horti-Silvi-pasture and such etc came in to being for adoption. This not only fulfill the basic needs...