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Agroforestry Technologies
Best Practices, Soil Improvement, Fodder Production, Fuelwood Production, Nutrition and Food Production, Livestock Production, Watershed Protection


Nursery Technologies
Seed collection, Seed storage, nursery bed preparation, bareroot nurseries, barestem outplanting



Country Specific Resources
Resources that focus on a particular country or region


Species Specific Reources
Resources that focus on one or more tree, shrub, or crop species


General Biology and Ecology
Climate change, environment, plant biology, plant and animal interactions


Other Resources
Appropriate technology, training


Links
Useful websites for agroforestry and related research areas


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Agroforestry Technologies

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Best practices Agroforestry in the drylands of eastern Africa_ A call to action Drylands, dryland rehabilitation programme, agroforestry, food security, income security, sustainable land use, extension programme, marginal lands, Ethiopia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, India, Sahel, eastern Africa
     
Best Practices Agroforestry in the West African Sahel Overview of agroforestry topics and technologies
     
Best Practices Growing Trees and Gardens for Life Growing trees, why plant trees, Starting your own tree nursery, Where to get tree seeds and how to pretreat seeds, Planting trees from cuttings, Planting out seedlings, Controlling pests and diseases in the nursery, Controlling weeds in the nursery, Starting a timber plantation, Caring for a timber plantation, Protecting trees from animals, Replanting a forest, Growing food crops and fruit, planning your home or school garden plot, Useful fruit trees in East Africa, Fertilizer trees and how they work, Pest control, Controlling crop diseases, How to make and use compost, How to mulch, How to make liquid manure, Beneficial insects and the importance of pollination, Spacing guide for trees, Spacing guide for crops, Useful trees for East Africa, Home gardening chart
     
Best Practices Pruning Parkinsonia for a Live Fence The video describes how to create a live fence
     
Best Practices Senegal and Gambia Agroforestry Manual  
     
Best Practices Training Manual for Applied Agroforestry Practices Alleycropping, silvopasture, riparian buffers, windbreaks, forest farming, agroforestry and wildlife, marketing, and economics
     
Best practices Trees for the Future Poster_english_small Outlines uses of trees
     
Best practices Tropical Agiculture Tropical climates and farming, tropical soils, agricultural methods for the tropics, tropical products in commerce, sugar cane, coconuts, fruits and nuts, starchy foods, tobacco, fiber, rubber gums, drugs, tans and dyes, spices, perfume, oils, timber, legumes, livestock
     
Energy Production Producer Gas: Another fuel for motor transport  
     
Food Production Agroforestry today - selecting the best wild fruits fruits, agroforestry, semi-arid, arid, live fences
     
Food Production Features of the System of Rice Intensification system of rice intensification, SRI, yields, water scarcity
     
Food Production Home Gardening Choosing a place to plant, bed preparation, planting, maintenance, crop rotation, companion planting, seeds, plant spacing
     
Food Production Organic Plant Production pest prevention, insect identification
     
Food Production System of Rice Intensification - Weeders System of rice intensification, SRI, weeds, intercropping, mechanical control, yields, productivity, weeders, weeder design
     
Food Production Unicef home garden handbook design and establishment of mixed gardens 
     
Income
generation		 Food, Fuel, and Fertilizer from Organic Wastes  
     
Pest control Biointensive integrated pest management conventional ipm, biodynamic ipm, integrated pest management
     
Pest Control Colorado Potato Beetle-Organic Control Options colorado potato beetle, biological control
     
Pest Control Enhancing the push-pull strategy pest control, push-pull strategy, food security, soil fertility, kenya, uganda
     
Pest Control Flea Beetle-Organic management options flea beetle, pest control, cultural and physical controls, biological controls, alternative pesticides
     
Pest Control Organic Integrated Pest Management beneficial organisms, important pests
     
Pest Control Pesticides crop protection, what are pesticides, effective application of pesticides, human and environmental hazards, safe and adequate use
       
Pest Control Plant diseases plant disease, prevention, identification
       
Pest control Sustainable Fire Ant Management fire ant ecology and biological control, least toxic pesticides, baits, physical controls
       
Pest Control Sustainable Management of soil-borne soil diseases strategies for control, general suppression, crop rotation, plant nutrition, compost
       
Pest Control Symphylans-soil pest management options symphylans, identification, biology and ecology, sampling, management and control
     
Pest Control Termite control without chemicals termites, benefits of termites, chemical control, organic control, encouraging predators, substitute food sources, crop rotation, physical barriers, plants with resistance, 
     
Pest Control Thrips Management alternatives in the field thrips, cultural controls, biological control, alternative pesticides
     
Seedling
Protection		 Protection of Seedlings protection from grazing animals, protection at nursery stage, outplanting, weed management, local materials
     
Soil
Improvement		 Alternative Soil Amendments amendments, soil improvement, manure, compost, soil conditions
     
Soil
Improvement		 Biodynamic Farming and Compost Preparation biodynamic, compost, manure tea, compost tea
     
Soil
Improvement		 Drought Resistant Soils soils, soil organic matter (SOM), ground cover, soil texture
     
Soil
Improvement		 Manure Composting Manual raw manure use, contamination, compost
     
Soil
Improvement		 Manures for Organic Crop Production raw manure use, contamination, fertility, weed problems, pollution, compost
     
Soil
Improvement		 Notes on Compost Teas compost teas, compost extracts, production, brewing
     
Soil
Improvement		 Overview of cover crops and green manures uses and benefits of cover crops and green manures
     
Soil
Improvement		 School Composting - A manual for Connecticut Schools getting started, school community involvement, infrastructure, day-to-day composting, finished compost
     
Soil
Improvement		 Sustainable Soil Managment soil texture and structure, soil organisms, humus, tillage, fertilizer, topsoil
     
Water management From the mountain to the tap watersheds, tree planting, payment for environmental services, poilcy
     
Weed control Organic integrated weed management weed management
     
 
Nursery Technologies

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Description / Key Words

Best Practices Design, Construction and management of a Nursery nursery production
     
Best Practices Good Tree Nursery Practices-Practical Guidelines for Community Nurseries Overview of nursery practices, seed collection, propogation
       
Best Practices Good Tree Nursery Practices-Practical Guidelines for Research Nurseries Overview of nursery practices, seed collection, propogation
       
Best Practices A Technical Guide for Forest Nursery Management in the Caribbean and Latin America The product of 20 years of nursery, plant physiology, and plantation research programs at the Institute of Tropical Forestry, Puerto Rico.
       
Propagation Barestem Presentation_English  
     
Propagation Grafting Guide-U of M extension  
     
Seed Tropical Tree Seed Manual seed biology, collection, storage, dormancy and germination, pathology, ecology, species descriptions, tropical



 
 
Country Specific

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Format

Description / Key Words

  Agroforestry Systems in the Philippines philippines, mt. banahaw, indigenous tree species, pre-germination treatments, agroforestry systems
     
  Potential Hedgerow Species for Alleycropping systems in Philippine Upland Farms  Philippines, upland farming systems, alleycropping, vetiver
     


Species

 Useful Trees and Shrubs in Eritrea Eritrea; Identification, Propagation and Management for Agricultural and Pastoral Communities
     

Species

 Useful trees and shrubs of Ethiopia Ethiopia, Identification, Propagation and Management for 17 Agroclimatic Zones
     
Water management Rainwater Harvesting for Natural Resources Management: A planning guide for Tanzania Tanzania, rainwater, rainwater harvesting, mitigating droughts, preventing floods, socio-economic aspects of rainwater harvesting



 
 
 

Species Specific

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Description / Key Words
Acacia Acacias for Rural, Industrial and Environmental Development Use of acacia in various Asian countries, fuel wood, charcoal, use of individual species
     
Casuarina Casuarinas, Nitrogen-Fixing Trees for Adverse Sites  
     
Eucalyptus Eucalyptus Planting in ‘Social Forestry’ in India- Boon or Curse eucalyptus, criticisms, toxicity, nutrient budgets, hydrology, social forestry, rural development
Eucalyptus Rising preference for eucalyptus poses dilemma in eastern Africa Policy brief from the World Agroforestry Centre on the appropriate locations for planting eucalyptus
     
Firewood Firewood_crops_volume 1  
     
Firewood Firewood_crops_volume 2  
     
Jatropha Jatropha elearning explains biofuel production from jatropha
     
  Jojoba-New Crop for Arid Lands, New Raw Material for Industry  
     
Leucaena Leucaena, Promising Forage and Tree Crop for the Tropics  
     
Moringa Moringa: Miracle Tree - Tree Talk Growing moringa in schools, student nutrition, school gardens
     
Moringa Moringa Nutrition Chart One page outline of the nutrients in moringa
     
Moringa Moringa - A Tree for Nutrients Breakdown of nutrients in moringa, how to dry leaves to make powder, how to set up seedbed for moringa leaf production
     
Moringa Moringa oleifera - an underutilized tree with amazing versatility description of moringa and the ways it can be used
     
Neem Neem soap and lotion recipe for soap and lotion
     
Neem Neem-A tree for solving global problems  
     
  The Winged Bean, A High-Protein Crop For The Tropics  
     
  Tree Species Attributes TREES species and their uses
     
  TREES Species Basic Info Sheet overview of the species that TREES offers, descriptions, uses, propagation
     
  Underexploited Tropical Plants with Promising Economic Value  
     
Vetiver Vetiver Grass- A thin green line against erosion  
     
Vetiver Vetiver Grass-The Hedge Against Erosion  
     
 

General Biology and Ecology

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Description / Key Words
Climate Calculating CO2 Sequestration by Trees explanation of how much carbon trees sequester
     
Climate CO2 Emission Calculations emissions estimates for various activities used for carbon audits
     
Climate Global Cooling Answer Book - 2nd edition  
     
Deforestation Rainforests - The Burning Issue Information on rainforests around the world and what their destruction means for humanity
     
Deforestation State of the World's Forests 2009 Regional outlook of the world's forests, global demand for wood products, environmental services, individual country data, forest cover change
     
 

Other

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Format

Description / Key Words
Appropriate Technology Introduction to Hydraulic Ram Pumps Design, use, parts, ram pump, 
     
Finance The Rural Finance Landscape Financial services, products and methodologies, financial providers, good practices
     
Water conservation More Water for Arid Lands
       
 
Links
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Description / Key Words
Aim is to exchange knowledge information on small-scale sustainable agriculture and related topics
This web portal contains a wealth of information on small farm tropical agriculture. Follow the links on the left to find ideas for growing food under difficult conditions, to learn about underutilized plants and find out how you can order free trial packets of seed to evaluate these plants in the communities where you work
A description of many tropical and subtropical fruits
An initiative of ecoagriculture partners that has some interesting case studies on ecoagriculture, as well as tools for monitoring and measuring the results of these types of projects.
Success stories from small-scale farmers are often hard to find. They do exist, and there is much to be learnt from them. They can help improve productivity, generate income, and empower farmers. The LEISA Network finds and publishes these stories, and exchanges knowledge and information on sustainable, small-holder farming around the world.
Moringa news is an international network of people interested in Moringa. This web site offers people reliable information on Moringa and a platform to exchange knowledge, products and services. Downloadable documents are available here.
Online since 1995, NewCROP (New Crops Resource Online Program) is an information-rich site related to crop plants. It is a project of the Purdue University Center for New Crops and Plant Products and is associated with the New Crop Diversification project and the Jefferson Institute. The crop index has information about many temperate and tropical species.
Information on crop production and sustainable agriculture in India; Case studies; Special technologies
Traditional Rainwater Harvesting Strategies
Has some great strategies for rainwater harvesting
Trees for Life Journal is an open-access journal of traditional knowledge and scientific studies of beneficial trees and plants published online by Trees for Life, a nonprofit organization.
Interactive selection tool for forage species and fact sheets for individual species
WikiVerde
WikiVerde is a resource with an international viewpoint on issues concerning the environment and sustainable living. WikiVerde encourages people from around the globe to share their views on everything from alternative energy to recycling to organic food and natural health. We hope that readers will leave having a better understanding of how our species can help to protect our environment, as opposed to focusing on the policies of individual nations or local governments.
Provides access to success stories, resources, training, and networking opportunities
The Agroforestree (AFT) Database is a species reference and selection guide for agroforestry trees.
Website has training materials on vegetable production, and they have offices in E. and W. Africa, India, and Asia.
Includes technical bulletins, production guides, fact sheets, training guides, and recipes.
 
 
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