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The integration of tree and other farming can establish a sounder ecological balance and greater productivity of food and materials for clothing, fuel and shelter. The book suggests planting and cropping methods, and a range of potentially useful trees.

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Author:   J. Sholto Douglas ,  Robert Hart ,  E. F. Schumacher
Publisher:   ITDG Publishing
Imprint:   ITDG Publishing
Edition:   3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:   Width: 14.50cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.286kg
ISBN:  

9780946688302

ISBN 10:   0946688303
Pages:   232
Publication Date:   15 December 1993
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword by E. F. Schumacher ix Introduction xiii Introduction to New Edition xv i Re-vitalising the Rural Areas 1 2 Trees and Man Io 3 Ecological Cultivation 17 4 The Background of Forest Farming 25 5 What is Forest Farming? 35 6 Designing a Forest Farm 47 7 Planting and Cropping 63 8 The Choice of Trees : Leguminous 86 9 The Choice of Trees : Nuts 100 zo The Choice of Trees : Fruit, Oil and Fodder 120 ii Fields for Expansion : Temperate Uplands 1 36 12 Fields for Expansion : Deserts ISO APPENDICES I Ancillary Species for Fodder , Conservation and Other Purposes 1 63 ii Grasses and Herbage 171 III Oil-Producing Eucalypts 179 IV Measuring Devices 187 V Seed Supplies 19o VI List of Institutions and Organisations 197 Bibliography 1 99 Acknowledgements 202 Addenda 204 Index 205

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