Interest in alley cropping systems has been reduced drastically , especially in the dry tropics , while there is an ... both for diversified production ( in order to improve cash flow and reduce risk ) as well as a means to improve site ...

The promotion of diversified cropping systems is another important justification for AF projects . ... Thus , the promotion of alley cropping ( i.e. SALT ) with the leguminous tree Madre de cacao ( Gliricidia sepium ) is an example of ...

Generally a strip cropping system is taken to refer to the layout of a pure stand cropping system , but there is no reason why ... to mix the systems so to speak in order to get the advantages of diversification such as reduced risk .

Although there are arguments against only promoting cash crops , the factor which at present most motivates farmers in ... Maintenance or site productivity and risk avoidance ( diversification ) can be equally important reasons that ...

... alley farming pastures with poro and Brachiaria brizantha ( Bb - P ) and grazing in Teak plantations ( PL ) . ... play an important role in income generation and diversification of cattle farms in the Atlantic zone of Costa Rica .

AGROFORESTRY FOR SPECIES DIVERSITY Tree species are very diversified in agroforestry systems , especially in the tropical and ... increased by 1.81 to 2.5 tons ha for 10 - year old Paulownia fortunei in alley cropping fields ( 22 ) .

Examples are : intercropping a new cocoa planting with annual crops ; planting cocoa with wide alleys so that annual ... 1 2.3 Diversification Programme The diversification programme is responsible for identifying new or existing crops ...