It is crucially important, for an agroforestry system to be successful, to carefully pick the appropriate agroforestry system(s) following the farmer’s or gardener’s goals and the potentials of the land, which include things like soil fertility, water availability, closeness to the village, and market access, etc. The following suggestions are provided to preserve the trees […]
This is the living list of agroforestry books that are available in the market. This list includes free and paid versions of the books. Students, researchers, teachers, and professors will get help from this list while searching for relevant books. Introduction to agroforestry Agroforestry practices Agroforestry systems Potential of agroforestry for climate change Ecosystem restoration […]
Alley farming or alley cropping is a good option for hilly areas or sloppy areas as agroforestry practices. Annual crops and trees can co-exist in a single land. It is involving planting rows of different types of trees in plots with annual or seasonal crops cultivated in between the rows. what’s more, nitrogen-fixing leguminous shrubs […]
Agroforestry is the practice of growing trees, animals, fish, and crops together. This system can be done on agricultural land or in homesteads or in forests. By using it, more products and production are obtained from the farm with current resources. Trees grown on farmland will change the growing conditions of surrounding crops, fish, and […]
Adaptation technologies need to be climate-smart and resilient for the sustainable livelihood of affected people. For the last ten years, lots of adaptation technologies are practicing in flood-prone areas but few technologies are sustained. The main flood-prone areas are Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Sunamgonj, Sylhet, Nilphamari, Netrokona, and Sherpur districts of Bangladesh. Useful adaptation technologies 01. Establishment […]
Soil salinity is a major problem in the southern part of Bangladesh. This is increasing day by day due to saltwater infiltration from the sea. All coastal area’s soils are affected by salinity. Soil fertility is reduced due to coastal floods in the rainy season, direct sub-merged of coastal areas land, and saline water coming […]
Summer season crops need to be more focused and technical knowledge-based to get a good production in coastal areas. Summer season is one of the prominent cropping seasons in Bangladesh for crop production. It is mainly known as Kharif 1 season. Farmers also called it the pre-monsoon hot season. It starts on 16 March and […]
Agriculture for saline-prone areas is very important to ensure the livelihood of farming people. The coastal areas mainly the southern part of Bangladesh is saline-prone areas. The main challenges to this area’s agriculture are an increase in salinity, temperature, irregular rain, high tide, and low tide. These challenges made the agriculture of the southern part […]
Tree plantation in saline-prone areas is very challenging due sub-merged condition in Coastal areas of Bangladesh. Many fruits, medicinal, and fuel wood trees were available in the coastal areas but are currently lost due to extreme salinity. Therefore, roadside tree plantations need serious consideration, and use of this high land for planting saline tolerant plants.
Yearround Fruit Availability Calendar of Bangladesh is very important to implement agroforestry plan based on family needs and market demands. Moreover, fruit sellers can import different fruits based on the fruit availability calendar to fulfill market demand. A household can draft its agroforestry plan by following the fruit availability calendar. It is not like a […]
Mansur Ahmed
