case study on agroforestry
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Finding sustainable land-use systems within the Panama Canal Watershed will be necessary for future management by the Panamanian government. Agroforestry is a land-use option for small-scale farmers living within the Watershed that can help achieve the goals of both conservation and productivity. This case study qualitatively evaluates current agroforestry projects in the Canal Watershed using an analytical framework based on other evaluations of agroforestry systems in Central America. Designated criteria for the analysis include: management objectives, project life span, incentives, technology, economic feasibility, community involvement, and extension. These factors can present obstacles to wide-scale adoption of agroforestry systems by small-scale farmers, thus preventing the realization of associated benefits of agroforestry. The analysis of the three field sites visited in March 1998 is followed by recommendations for expanding agroforestry practices among farmers in the Watershed.
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The present study entitled “Study of Agroforestry practices and socio-economic analysis in Bishunpur Block of Gumla District, Jharkhand.” was carried out at Bishunpur Block of Gumla district of Jharkhand during 2015-2016. Through multistage randomized selections, 120 households of Bisunpur Block of Gumla district were surveyed on the agroforestry practices and socio-economic aspects. The present study was designed by viewing the significance of agroforestry for socio-economic upliftment of rural households through agroforestry interventions. The data were collected by personal interviews of the respondents through a structured interview schedule. Data on existing agroforestry practices were collected through farm visit. Demographic details of the villages comprising details of the households’ family structure, occupational profile, income (primary & secondary), status on livestock and poultry rearing and willingness of farmers to grow trees on their farm in future were obtained and analyzed. Majority of the respondents in the study area were of middle age, illiterate, unemployed and having very low income. Most of them belong to Scheduled Tribe and farming as well as livestock rearing was their main source of livelihood. Majority of the farmers were either marginal or small farmers. Agriculture followed by livestock rearing was the main occupation for their livelihood and income generation. Income of households from the sale of agroforestry produce contributes only 2.41 percent to total annual income. Existing agroforestry practices on the households, farm in descending order of number of households practicing were: trees on homestead which is practiced by the maximum households, trees on field’s bunds, Silvipasture, MPTs plantation, and trees scattered in agricultural fields (in between crop). Sissoo, Gamhar, Teak, Akashi, Subabool, Moringa, Mahua and Siris were the most preferred forest tree species whereas, Mango, Guava, Banana, Kathal, Litchi, Papaya, Ber and Jamun were the most preferred fruit tree species in descending order of preference for future plantation on household farmland. The findings of the present study suggest to consider socio-economic factor while designing agroforestry models for the study area. Further farmer should practice fruit tree based agroforestry systems such as agri-horti-silviculture system, integrated mixed farming (production of food, feed, fodder, fiber, fuel on a small piece of land), agri-horti-silvipasture system, etc. The existing agroforestry practices also need improvement by incorporating fruit, fodder and timber trees as per farmers’ choice.
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