A holistic approach to sustainable agriculture: trees, science and global society Dr C. Mbow

A holistic approach to sustainable agriculture: trees, science and global society Dr C. MbowDespite great advances in our understanding of the environmental, social and economic role of trees in farming systems, much remains to be done, especially regarding the wider adoption of agroforestry and its up and out scaling. This chapter explores the relationship between trees, science and global society. The chapter offers an overview of tree agroecology, tree domestication, commercialization of trees and the relevance of development studies to

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we elaborate on the notion of a WM and demonstrate how various WM types can be applied to address tasks in the agri-food domain

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