Sustainable agriculture in forest margins
Declining soil fertility, increasing weed infestations and a lack of income-generating opportunities are serious constraints to the establishment of sustainable cropping systems and livelihoods in the forest margins of Bolivia. Systems which allow farmers to progress: from unsustainable, migratory (shifting) slash, and burn agriculture to more sustainable and stable farming systems are needed. Sustainability was addressed through an increased cropping period for annual crops, increased opportunities for perennial crops, the development of sequences towards perennial systems, improved weed control, integration of legume covers/green manures and economic sustainability through diversification.
作者: UK Department For International Development (DFID)
组 织: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO TECA
年份: 2020
国家: Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
地理范围: 拉丁美洲及加勒比
类别: 实 践
内容语言: English