[Extract] Increasingly, agroforestry trees are being improved in quality and productivity through the processes of market-driven domestication {Simons, 1996; Simons and Leakey, 2004; Leakey et al., 2005d}, based on strategies which consider: (i) the needs of the farmers, their priorities for domestication (Maghembe et al.,1998; Franzel et al., Chapter 1, this volume) and an inventory of the natural resource {Shackleton et al., 2003a}; (ii) the sustainable production of agroforestry tree products, including fruits, nuts, medicinals and nutriceuticals,timber, etc.; (iii) the restoration of degraded land and reduction of deforestation; and (IV) the wise use and conservation of genetic resources. These approaches to tree domestication are being implemented in southern Africa (Akinnifesi et al., 2006).
Año de publicación
2008
Autores
Leakey R R B; Akinnifesi, F.K.
Idioma
English
Palabras clave
fruit trees, indigenous varieties, native species, trees
