Florencia Montangnini, who teaches tropical forestry and agroforestry at Yale, says the book describes 11 agroforestry systems practiced in the cerrado and caatinga, two critically important biomes in Brazil, which like the Amazon are under threat. The book gives examples of where productive agriculture can achieve food security, landscape restoration, biodiversity conservation, and climate change resiliency, using appropriate agricultural practices that support functioning agroecosystems.
It also displays testimonies from practitioners. Luiz Pereira Cirqueira compares the meager returns from five cattle on a hectare of grass with the far higher returns from a hectare of cassava with trees, saying ‘The agroforest is the way I found to make a living and I’m happy, which makes me an example for others.’
Farmer Expedito de Sá describes how agroforestry transformed his land. “This area was very ugly. It was nearly all desertified, which is what happens to fallow land if you don’t feed it or protect it, out in the sun all day. My dream was to produce food both for me and nature too.’
The authors emphasize species for recovering degraded areas. ‘Those able to store water can be vital for situations with extreme water shortage, including most of the Caatinga and Cerrado, where the yearly dry season is well-defined and prolonged,’ says the book.
Montangnini concludes that it is a welcome addition to reading lists of texts on agroforestry and restoration.
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In time of fire in Brazil, Yale professor says book useful to farmers, foresters, landowners
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 January 2020
Florencia Montangnini, who teaches tropical forestry and agroforestry at Yale, says the book describes 11 agroforestry systems practiced in the cerrado and caatinga, two critically important biomes in Brazil, which like the Amazon are under threat. The book gives examples of where productive agriculture can achieve food security, landscape restoration, biodiversity conservation, and climate change resiliency, using appropriate agricultural practices that support functioning agroecosystems.It also displays testimonies from practitioners. Luiz Pereira Cirqueira compares the meager returns from five cattle on a hectare of grass with the far higher returns from a hectare of cassava with trees, saying ‘The agroforest is the way I found to make a living and I’m happy, which makes me an example for others.’Farmer Expedito de Sá describes how agroforestry transformed his land. “This area was very ugly. It was nearly all desertified, which is what happens to fallow land if you don’t feed it or protect it, out in the sun all day. My dream was to produce food both for me and nature too.’The authors emphasize species for recovering degraded areas. ‘Those able to store water can be vital for situations with extreme water shortage, including most of the Caatinga and Cerrado, where the yearly dry season is well-defined and prolonged,’ says the book.Montangnini concludes that it is a welcome addition to reading lists of texts on agroforestry and restoration.
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It also displays testimonies from practitioners. Luiz Pereira Cirqueira compares the meager returns from five cattle on a hectare of grass with the far higher returns from a hectare of cassava with trees, saying ‘The agroforest is the way I found to make a living and I’m happy, which makes me an example for others.’
Farmer Expedito de Sá describes how agroforestry transformed his land. “This area was very ugly. It was nearly all desertified, which is what happens to fallow land if you don’t feed it or protect it, out in the sun all day. My dream was to produce food both for me and nature too.’
The authors emphasize species for recovering degraded areas. ‘Those able to store water can be vital for situations with extreme water shortage, including most of the Caatinga and Cerrado, where the yearly dry season is well-defined and prolonged,’ says the book.
Montangnini concludes that it is a welcome addition to reading lists of texts on agroforestry and restoration.
In time of fire in Brazil, Yale professor says book useful to farmers, foresters, landowners
Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 23 January 2020
Florencia Montangnini, who teaches tropical forestry and agroforestry at Yale, says the book describes 11 agroforestry systems practiced in the cerrado and caatinga, two critically important biomes in Brazil, which like the Amazon are under threat. The book gives examples of where productive agriculture can achieve food security, landscape restoration, biodiversity conservation, and climate change resiliency, using appropriate agricultural practices that support functioning agroecosystems.Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 23 January 2020
It also displays testimonies from practitioners. Luiz Pereira Cirqueira compares the meager returns from five cattle on a hectare of grass with the far higher returns from a hectare of cassava with trees, saying ‘The agroforest is the way I found to make a living and I’m happy, which makes me an example for others.’
Farmer Expedito de Sá describes how agroforestry transformed his land. “This area was very ugly. It was nearly all desertified, which is what happens to fallow land if you don’t feed it or protect it, out in the sun all day. My dream was to produce food both for me and nature too.’
The authors emphasize species for recovering degraded areas. ‘Those able to store water can be vital for situations with extreme water shortage, including most of the Caatinga and Cerrado, where the yearly dry season is well-defined and prolonged,’ says the book.
Montangnini concludes that it is a welcome addition to reading lists of texts on agroforestry and restoration.
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