1st Edition

Farm and Comunity Forestry

By Gerald Foley, Geoffrey Barnard Copyright 1984
240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

240 Pages
by Routledge

In 1984, when this book was originally published the need to take forestry outside the forests and involve local people in tree growing was widely recognised. Projects to encourage farm and community forestry were launched in over 50 developing countries. This book describes the main approaches which were taken, discussing their scope and limitation. It examines the reasons why people plant... Read more

Part 1: General Appraisal 1. General Appraisal Part 2: The Context 2. Traditions of Tree Cultivation 3. The Causes of Tree Depletion 4. Constraints on Tree Growing Part 3: Programme Approaches 5. Farm Forestry 6. The Growing for Family Uses 7. Community Forestry 8. Land Allocation Schemes Part 4: Aspects of Programme Design and Implementation 9. Programme Promotion and Implementation 10. Technical Packages 11. Assessing the Demands for Wood 12. Programme Design and Planning Part 5: Country Experience 13. Review of Selected Country Programmes.

Biography

Gerald Foley

Geoffrey Barnard