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Support Implementation of National Agroforestry Policy by Enhancing Tree Cover & Production of Wood - TCP/IND/3710

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 7

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Project

Synopsis (short abstract) Agroforestry has significant environmental and potential economic benefits for farmers as a sustainable land use management practice It has an established tradition in the Indian subcontinent, and there is a recognized ecosystem of scientific institutes and universities researching the integration of trees in agricultural landscapes in India In 2014 India adopted a dedicated National Agroforestry Policy ( one of the first countries to do so As the government has set to double farmers’ income by 2022 agroforestry represents a potential sustainable income source for rural communities In 2020 FAO launched the project TCP/IND/ 3710 to support NAP’s implementation by creating grassroots level extension mechanisms, including delivering trainings to rural youths and farmers in the states of Karnataka and Uttar Pradesh, by developing tradeable parameters of select agroforestry produce to generate greater revenues for the beneficiaries In addition, although not foreseen in the project conceptualization, the application of geospatial technology using high resolution satellite images and machine learning to map and monitor various agroforestry land use systems has also been integrated in the project All these activities will support the Department of Agriculture Farmer Welfare’s (DA& capacity to assess the scaling up of agroforestry practices in the country.

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