Table 5.1.
Three typical cases of agroforestry adoption.
Case
Land Availability
Driving Factor
Typical Examples
Possible Impact on Deforestation
Introducing agroforestry in shifting
Land abundance
Population, knowledge of
Fruit trees for household
Probably small effects (limited market
cultivation systems
new technologies
consumption, cattle fodder
opportunities) or a reduction of deforestation
Introducing agroforestry with
Land abundance
Markets (national and
Cocoa, rubber
Potentially significant increase in
commercial tree crops
international),
technology
defor
estation, particularly if market
outlets and migration exist
Using agroforestry on farmland to
Land scarcity
Markets (local and regional), Fuelwood, building
No direct effects because natural
substitute for forest-derived products
forest scarcity
materials, woodlots
forests are scarce; possible positive indirect effects (output, labor markets)