Agroforestry option to increase forest production
Agroforestry option to increase forest production
Muhammad Afzal and Malik Muhammad Khan
ABSTRACT
Wood, especially fuelwood is a resource of great concern in developing countries. There is a high dependence on fuelwood for domestic energy in Pakistan and majority of people, especially in rural areas depends upon it. Pakistan's population has expanded with one of the
highest rates of growth in the world, while the forest production for the last many years remained almost constant. Wood production can be increased either by increasing the area under forest or by introducing agroforestry on farmlands and improving the productivity of agroforestry practices. This paper highlights the possibility of increasing forest production along with agriculture production about 40% per unit area.
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March 1999
Vol. 49, Iss. 1
