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Most of agroforestry systems are proven indeed able to achieve three pillars of sustainable development. For instance: conserving biodiversity, increasing agriculture and forestry productivity, which gives income and stimulates the creation of alternative agricultural systems for farmers.
In accordance with the above mentioned milestones, the Indonesian Green Action Forum (IGAF) endeavored to implement and promote agroforestry system among children and local communities (farmers). The project was executed in the abandoned and marginal lands with the engagement of more than 75 students from the towns of Jambu, Mlonggo, and Jepara. These students were very happy for having ascertained in detail how to rehabilitate and plant trees as well as agricultural crops. There were two agendas of project execution. On the one hand, the first pace was to promote the system by providing an early education about agroforestry to children, which should comprise the definition, benefits and implementation of agroforestry itself. On the other hand, the following step consisted of implementing the agroforestry system in abandoned and degraded lands. During the execution of the project, we utilized some tree species to be planted, including fast growing species (albizia, jabon, acacia), long life ones (mahogany and teak) and multipurpose species (mango and rambutan). Furthermore, we cultivated banana, herbal plants and orchids. Yet the project of agroforestry implementation has been well managed and maintained of being sustainable, for making it real, we keep cooperating with local farmers in order to give them incentives, aiming to escalate farmers? awareness in implementing agroforestry. |
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Thank you for sharing, Achmad!
Posted 30-11-2014 13:53
Agroforestry can be more biologically productive, more profitable, and be more sustainable than forestry or agricultural monocultures. Also It is a flexible concept, involving both small and large-sized land holdings.
Thanks for sharing, Achmad :)
Posted 29-09-2014 01:31
Agroforestry has multiple benefits. Besides augmenting the agricultural output, it is nature friendly, gives economic benefits & good education for future gen.
The students will spread this learning to other areas & they will in turn spread the word around. This chain reaction will create a mass movement.
Well done Indonesian Green Action Forum. keep it up. Thanks for the report Achmad.
Posted 28-09-2014 19:29
Agroforestry one of the best way to create healthy environment and get people involved for the livelihood.... Its needed to be promoted worldwide
Posted 28-09-2014 01:03
Thanks for sharing IGAF's efforts towards agroforestry and sustainable agriculture. These 75 students were fortunate to be involved in this project.
Agroforestry is one of the strongest means to adapt to the impacts of climate change as it offers increased productivity, economic benefits, and more diversity in the ecological goods.
Posted 28-09-2014 00:38
Apart from rehabilitation of marginal and degraded land agroforestry is a sustainable land-management system which increases the overall yield of the land.It's a great practice which meets farmers requirement,gives them economic benefit,conserves biodiversity and makes good use of the land.Thanks Achmad for sharing. :)
Posted 27-09-2014 18:50