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Essay / Agroforestry Essay - 1581
On the other hand, agroforestry can potentially increase the availability of food from animals and insects like bees through the provision of fodder, fodder and 'shadow. In East Africa, more than 200,000 small-scale dairy farmers grow fodder shrubs as supplementary feed, which has resulted in a considerable increase in milk yield (Place et al. 2009). In the central highlands of Kenya, for example, farmers plant fodder shrubs, particularly Calliandra calothyrsus and Leucaena trichandra, to feed their stall-fed dairy cows (Franzel, Wambugu, & Tuwei, 2003). In Cagayan de Oro, Philippines, a combination of improved forage grasses and trees (Gliricidia sepium) helped farmers increase their income from livestock production, increase crop production and reduce labor agricultural work, particularly for livestock and breeding (Bosma et al., 2003). In the other direction, agroforestry improves the household economy and access to food in different ways. Diversified marketable products can be harvested directly from agroforestry trees, e.g. fruits (like Sclerocarya birrea (Marula), Tamarindus indica (Tamarind), Mangifera indica (mango), etc.), oilseeds (Vitellaria paradoxa, Jatropha curcas ...) ), gum, etc. Examples in Africa of widely commercialized agroforestry tree foods that support farmers' incomes include the semi-domesticated and widely cultivated native fruit safou (Dacryodes edulis) (Schreckenberg et al., 2006), the shea nut native emerging domestic (Vitellaria paradoxa) (Masters and Addaquay 2011). Similarly, in Kenya, trees are grown to provide medicine from bark, seeds, flowers, leaves, roots, etc., and generally they are sold to generate income and are used for self-treatment, thereby contributing to the health of the community..... . middle of article ......of Ethiopia as well as the ethnic diversity of its population have allowed the evolution of different types of agroforestry systems. Agroforestry of Faidherbia albida-based parks in the Eastern Highlands and Rift Valley region (Poschen, 1986; Hoekstra et. al., 1990; Abebe, 2000), multi-storey allotments of the Gedio people (Tesfaye, Wiersum and Bonger, 2010). ), and the coffee-based agroforestry system of the Jimma region can be cited as an example. Except for a few, most of these traditional agroforestry systems in Ethiopia have not yet been studied. Scientific information or quantification of their role or contribution to the food security of households or individuals is rarely available. This type of information is necessary and crucial to improve the performance of a given system and extend it to greater area coverage in a similar agro-climatic zone..