However , the countries participating in the project did not -- they had not been systematically involved with fuelwood or multipurpose tree species development at the farm level . Thus , the concepts and developments were new to them .

Regarding the possibilities and considerations for success in forestry investments , Gregersen and McGaughey ( 1985 ) ... to keep in mind as is the design of incentive mechanism at the farm level to elicit investment in tree planting .

CR - INFORAT 30390 MARMILLOD , A. Farmers ' attitudes towards trees . In ... changes were noted : less diversity in land- use ; lower incidence of trees with crops and pastures ; greater preocupation about future fuelwood supplies .

Land availability for farm level fuelwood production units will be very limited . Probably the only land that can be set aside for tree planting will be on sleep slopes and / or very marginal land . Since nvestment in pl .nting should ...

Nevertheless , the production mechanisms for fuelwood are not well understood ; recent research makes clear that farm - lands play an important part in fuelwood production , through the management of agroforestry systems , where tree ...

Visual - aided dialogue ' is another good method for researchers with farmers and for farmers with researchers . ... In the beginning of this programme , four new quick- growing trees suitable for fuelwood production were introduced ...

Introduced agroforestry species Planting of exotic tree species for home gardening purposes is more common in the Terai and ... In fuelwood deficit areas , farmers are more interested in planting trees that have low branching , multiple ...

The formation of a group also facilitates extension activities and in the future marketing , since the combined ... A simple on - farm experiment , to both test and demonstrate potential fuelwood trees which could be managed along the ...

The Phases of the Madeleña Project Fuelwood and the farmer : The first phase of the Madeleña project ( 1981-85 ) aimed to develop and demonstrate improved silvicultural practices with trees for fuel production and to transfer this ...

The results of a nation - wide firewood survey carried out in Costa Rica in the second half of 1980 showed that families who relied on firewood production From their own coffee farm , consumed an average of 11.6 " carretadas " 1 / per ...