strategy
Practicing silviculture
Synonyms:
Cultivating treesGrowing productive trees
Farming trees
Implementation:
The agroforestry systems used in Mayombe and Lower Congo (Zaire) include: (1) the 'nkunku' system of the Bakongo people; this is a centuries-old practice among the Bakongo and has the dual objective of regeneration of the fertility of agricultural soils and producing foodstuffs; (2) the traditional 'mafufu' system among the Bakongo in forestry extension programmes of the Taungya type. (3) The silvo-banana system, a specific variation of the Taungya system. It is practiced on a large scale in Mayombe for establishing manmade stands of [Terminalia superba].Traditional agroforestry in North Kordofan Province (Sudan), includes the cultivation of [Acacia senegal] for production of gum arabic, to maintain soil fertility, erosion control, and use as a fuelwood.
Claim:
Biotechnology-based silviculture can in the near future be expected to underprice "extractive" forestry worldwide. Narrower:
ReforestingProducing resinsFarming with treesCreating tree plantationsExpanding social forestryStarting export tree farmingDestroying pests and diseases of treesImproving environmentally sound methods for forest harvesting Facilitated by:
Researching trees Organizations:
International Society of Tropical Foresters International Union of Societies of Foresters Union of European Foresters Union of Foresters of Southern Europe European Arboricultural Council International Society of Arboriculture American Public Gardens Association Project Green References:
Kerkhof, Paul: Agroforestry in AfricaMathias-Mundy, Evelyn et al: Indigenous technical knowledge on private tree management Subjects:
Plant Life → TreesAgriculture, Fisheries → Farming
Agriculture, Fisheries → Cultivation
Agriculture, Fisheries → Forestry
Economics → Productivity
Type Classification:
D: Detailed strategies Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:
