Farms Trees and Farmers: Responses to Agricultural Intensification

by J. E. Michael Arnold

Overview

This title aims to provide introductory and concluding surveys of the subject of farms, trees and farmers. Two central parts explore trends in farmer tree-growing and the factors which influence decision-making. Eight case studies cover, among other topics, the need for tree products, market access, the allocation of land and labour, and exposure to risk. In showing why farmers decide to grow or not grow trees, it seeks to increase the reader's knowledge about farming systems and to provide a guide to encouraging farm forestry throughout the world.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781134182930
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/22/2014
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	304
File size:	8 MB

About the Author

J E Michael Arnold is a forest economist who was formerly at the Oxford Forestry Institute. Peter A Dewees is a Natural Resource Management Specialist at the World Bank.

Table of Contents

List of Contributors * Part I: Overview - Framing the Issues * Part II: Trends in Farmer Tree Growing - Trends in the Landscape in the Middle Hills of Nepal * Trends in Tree Management in Arid Land Use in Western Rajasthan * The Shift of Tree Cover from Forests to Farms in Pakistan: a Long and Broad View * Patterns of Tree Growing by Farmers in Eastern Africa * Part II: Factors Influencing Farmer Decisions - Meeting Household Needs: a Farmer Tree-growing Strategies in Western Kenya * Farmer Responses to Tree Scarcity: the Case of Woodfuel * Wood Product Markets as Incentives for Farmer Tree Growing * Tree Planting and Household Land and Labour Allocation: Case Studies from Kenya and India * Part IV Conclusions - Retrospect and Prospect * Index