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Agroforestry
Extension
Resources
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 A030 Agroforestry in Ghana: A technology information kit
1994. Ghana Rural Reconstruction Movement and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, ISBN
0-942-717-35-x.
A loose-leaf information file which presents a range of technologies that farmers can use to promote
and use trees in Ghana. It has
information about agroforestry techniques, soil and water conservation, raising and planting seedlings,
managing multipurpose trees,
integrating livestock with trees, and many other useful ways that farmers can use trees to improve their
food security and raise their
incomes. The kit is intended for extension personnel and non-government organizations, and contains 57
illustrated sheets on individual
topics.
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Available from the Ghana Rural Reconstruction Movement, and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction,
Silang, Cavite 4118,
Philippines, tel. +63-46-414 2417; fax +63-46-414 2420 or +63-2-522-2494; email
bookstore@iirr.org
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For general information on IIRR, visit their website:
http://www.iirr.org
CONTENTS:
1 Agroforestry
The kit production workshop
Overview of agroforestry in Ghana
Agroforestry
Agroforestry technologies
Indigenous agroforestry systems of Ghana
Indigenous knowledge and taboos
Tree tenure in Ghana
2 Soil and water conservation
Alley cropping
Contour farming
Marking contour lines: The A-frame and the line level
Woodlot
Fencing and boundary planting
Windbreaks
Improving fallow with trees
Shade-tolerant crops
Annual cropping systems
3 Seeds and plant propagation
Seed collection
Seed processing
Seed quaIity testing
Seed treatment methods
Seed storage
Tree nurseries
Vegetative propagation of fruit trees
Outplanting trees
4 Multipurpose trees and their management
Multipurpose trees and shrubs
Assessing the usefulness of multipurpose trees and shrubs
Multipurpose trees and shrubs for the humid lowlands
Multipurpose trees and shrubs for sub-humid areas
Agroforestry tree and shrub profiles
Agroforestry potential of tree and shrub species
Local names of agroforestry tree species
Nitrogen fixation by leguminous trees and shrubs
Nitrogen-fixing trees and shrubs
Conserving fuelwood
Fruit trees in agroforestry
Management of fruit trees in agroforestry
Potential local fruit trees for agroforestry
Medicinal plants in agroforestry
Managing trees and shrubs
Pest and disease control
5 Agro-livestock technologies
Agrosilvopastoral systems
Maintaining livestock
Low-cost livestock housing
Intensive feed garden
Tree management in areas with large numbers of livestock
Using livestock to regenerate forests
Indigenous poultry production
6 Other technologies
Bio-intensive gardening
Integrated agriculture-aquaculture
Beekeeping
Mushroom culture
Snail culture
Mini-sett seed yam production
7 References
Glossary
Climatic zones of Ghana
Common measurements used in Ghana
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