Agroforestry Extension Resources

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Four training manuals produced by BAIF.

BAIF is an Indian development research foundation which has produced many good publications, four booklets of may provide useful ideas.

Agroforestry
This booklet provides a general idea about agroforestry, its benefits and the commonly found systems. It also provides an inventory of tree species suitable for agroforestry systems.
Dr. J.N. Daniel, English, pp 16, Rs 5

Shaping your Land
A training aid for community development workers to help them plan and implement activities for wastelands development through suitable land shaping techniques such as contour bunds, terraces, trenches, gradonies and vegetative barriers.
Mr. G.G. Sohani , English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Kannada, pp 10, Rs 10

Planting and Aftercare of Fruit Trees
This training booklet provides information on how to transform barren wastelands into productive orchards and aftercare activities.
Mr. G.G. Sohani, English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati and Kannada, pp 10, Rs 10

Low Cost Technology for Afforestation on Wastelands
This booklet has been developed for field technicians and common people involved in afforestation and wastelands development. It provides information on soil and water conservation, planting, selection of tree species, maintenance, marketing and people’s participation.
Dr. N.G. Hegde, English and Marathi, pp 16, Rs 5