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ASIA-PACIFIC AGROFORESTRY NEWSLETTER

NO. 24, JULY 2004

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OUR ADDRESS. FAO Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, 39 Phra Atit Road, Bangkok 10200, Thailand; Website: http://www.fao.org and http://www.fao.or.th, Email [email protected].

PRODUCTION. Patrick Durst and Philip McKenzie (Editorial Consultants), Leah Arboleda and Eileen Calaycay-Cardona (Editors), Reinelen Reyes (Editorial Assistant), Rowena Cabahug, Perseveranda Tubig and Consolacion Lampa (Production Assistants)

COVER PHOTO. Mercedes Inocencio or Manang Ceding’s multistorey system in Mt. Kanla-on Natural Park, a protected area in Negros Island, central Philippines, protected the growth of dipterocarps that were planted as a reforestation project of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources during the 1930s, amidst threats of illegal loggers. She was able to integrate additional forest trees (gmelina, mahogany, molave, etc), bamboo and fruit trees. Crops like taro and coffee were planted underneath as fodder supplement for pigs. Like the other members of the Biak-na-Bato Upland Farmers Association, she is also raising 1 000 seedlings of forest and fruit trees to support the need for planting materials. Through her agroforestry farm and mini-store, Manang Ceding was able to support the education of her five children.

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