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What does it take to change the Earth? India's National Agroforestry Policy and beyond | World Agroforestry


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An agroforestry system with trees, crops, horticultural crops, livestock and a farmer’s home. Photo: World Agroforestry/ Devashree Nayak
 
In 2014, India became the first country in the world to adopt a national agroforestry policy. The policy was designed to resolve bottlenecks with other policies on agriculture, forestry, water and environment, recognizing that land use by its very nature must be integrative. Agroforestry is the practice and science of the interface and interactions between agriculture and forestry, involving farmers, livestock, trees and forests at multiple scales. Agroforestry systems have been shown to provide many ecosystem services, helping to reverse environmental damage, while simultaneously improving farmers’ livelihoods. ....

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