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Find information about all activities that combine agricultural and forestry practices including conservation practices such as alley cropping, windbreaks, riparian buffers, wildlife habitats or living snow fences and forest farming activities such as silvopasture and shaded crop production.

National Agroforestry Center
USDA. Natural Resources Conservation Service.
Conducts research and delivers technical assistance on a wide range of agroforestry practices for natural resource professionals, landowners and communities.

Agroforestry Overview
National Center for Appropriate Technology. ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service.
Presents principles, common practices, marketing considerations, several case studies and an extensive list of further resources covering all aspects of agroforestry.

University of Missouri Center for Agroforestry
University of Missouri-Columbia.
Provides an overview of agroforestry practices and activities in Missouri, news, publications, research and links about the production, marketing and benefits of agroforestry crops, an event listing and information about State and Federal policies.

The Center for Subtropical Agroforestry
University of Florida. School of Forest Resources and Conservation.
News, publications, research and Web links for subtropical areas including parts of Florida, Georgia and Alabama. An Agroforestry Information System decision making tool and case studies for several agroforestry projects are also available.

Glossary for Agroforestry
Bugwood Network.
Descriptions for a range of terms from agriculture, horticulture, forestry, ecology, soil science or another similar discipline organized alphabetically to assist those interesting in agroforestry.

World Agroforestry Centre
World Agroforestry Centre.
A collection of international agroforestry information including the Tree Seed Suppliers Directory, the Agroforestree Database, Botanic Nomenclature for Agroforestry and searchable library and publications collections.

Agroforestry.net
Agroforestry Net, Inc.
Distributes Traditional Tree Initiative materials, the Overstory electronic journal, technical documents including Agroforestry Guides for Pacific Islands, links to international organizations, a library of bibliographic citations and workshop descriptions and schedule.

ECHOs Web Portal
Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization.
Provides technical publications about a variety of agroforestry crops and practices including the document Agroforestry Principles. (PDF | 38KB)

Commodities and Products: Forestry
Agricultural Marketing Resource Center.
Compiled marketing and business information for forestry crops including Christmas trees, maple sugar and nursery trees.

Paulownia in China: Cultivation and Utilization
International Development Research Centre; Asian Network for Biological Sciences; Chinese Academy of Forestry.
Covers the taxonomy, distribution, growth characteristics, climatic requirements, breeding, propagation, culture, management, intercropping options, major diseases and insect pests and wood properties and utilization of Paulownia.

Last Modified: Jun 4, 2008


			Specialty, Heirloom and Ethnic Fruits and Vegetables


			Alternative Grains and Field Crops


			Medicinal and Culinary Herbs


			Industrial, Energy, and Non-food Crops


			Agroforestry


			Native Plants and Ecofriendly Landscaping


			Ornamental and Nursery Crops


			Seeds and Plant Breeding


			Post-harvest Handling and Processing

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