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- Consortium of Industrial Agroforestry:An Institutional Mechanism for Sustaining Agroforestry in India
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1 Department of Agroforestry, Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam 641 301, IN
1 Department of Agroforestry, Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam 641 301, IN
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Current Science, Vol 117, No 1 (2019), Pagination: 30-36Abstract
India is among the few tropical countries which have been reporting a progressive increase in forest cover over the past two decades. Our country being a major consumer of wood and wood products, the role of agroforestry as a viable land-use system is gaining significant attention owing to its contribution towards meeting domestic and industrial wood requirements. Growing demand coupled with legal issues in wood supply from Government-owned forests has resulted in a total mismatch between demand and supply of wood and wood products. The Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU) conceived and implemented ‘a value chain model’ and created sustainability in industrial wood generation and supply in the state by involving a wide range of stakeholders. In order to strengthen the value chain and promote agroforestry based on the objectives envisaged in the National Agroforestry Policy of 2014, TNAU established a ‘Consortium of Industrial Agroforestry’ (CIAF) by linking stakeholders to address the issues related to production, processing and consumption in agroforestry. Keeping in line with the guidelines provided in the National Agroforestry Policy of 2014, CIAF has successfully established decentralized institutions for supply of quality planting materials to the farmers besides facilitating organized plantation developers, harvesting and marketing institutions. The activities of CIAF have paved the way for creating the much needed database in tree cultivation, development of price supportive mechanism for important farm-grown industrial wood species and reducing the risks faced by tree growers through innovative approaches like tree insurance and value addition technologies. This consortium-mode value-chain model in agroforestry holds great potential for adoption and replication across India, which would help create self-reliance in raw material security besides augmenting tree cover in the country.Keywords
Agroforestry, Consortium Approach, Industrial Wood, Value Chain Model.Full Text
References
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- Anon., National Forest Policy, Ministry of Environment and Forests, GoI, N1988.
- Parthiban, K. T. and Cinthia Fernandaz, C., Industrial agroforestry – status and developments in Tamil Nadu. Indian J. Agroforestry., 2017, 19(1), 1–11.
- Anon., National Agroforestry Policy. Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperation, GoI, 2014.
- Parthiban, K. T., Industrial agroforestry: a successful value chain model in Tamil Nadu, India. In Agroforestry Research Developments, Nova Science Publishers Inc, New York, USA, 2016, pp. 523–537.
- Design and Development of Multifunctional Agroforestry for Family Farming
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1 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam 641 301, IN
2 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Mettupalayam 600 015, IN
3 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Pali Marwar 306 401, IN
1 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam 641 301, IN
2 Additional Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Tamil Nadu Forest Department, Mettupalayam 600 015, IN
3 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Pali Marwar 306 401, IN
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Current Science, Vol 120, No 1 (2021), Pagination: 27-28Abstract
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- Understanding Cultural Ecosystem Services of Multifunctional Agroforestry: A Study from the Foothills of The Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India
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1 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Pali Marwar 306 401, IN
2 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam 641 301, IN
3 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, IN
1 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Regional Research Station, Pali Marwar 306 401, IN
2 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Mettupalayam 641 301, IN
3 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 003, IN
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Current Science, Vol 121, No 12 (2021), Pagination: 1610-1618Abstract
Numerous studies have underlined the benefits of cultural services from different landscapes and acknowledge the non-material benefits linking society and nature. However, cultural services from agroforestry have not been reported. Therefore, the present study was conducted in multifunctional agroforestry (MFA) comprised of 24 tree species and 8 intercrops established at the Forest College and Research Institute, Mettupalayam, Tamil Nadu, India. Four workshops were conducted and a total of 105 respondents were asked to fill two sets of questionnaires regarding their perception of cultural ecosystem services in MFA. Among the selected components, education and scientific knowledge (0.90) ranked first, followed by relaxation (0.86) and walking (0.84). Results from principal component analysis revealed that three components, viz. relaxation, education and scientific knowledge, and inspiration accounted for 56.60% of the variance. Respondents’ willingness to pay was Rs 33/visit on an average and multiple regression analysis indicated that the MFA model was a good fit (R2 = 0.79) for agroforestry tourism. The results indicate that MFA provides scope for agroforestry tourism, which will be an additional source of income for small and marginal-scale farmers.Keywords
Aesthetic and Recreation, Agroforestry Tourism, Cultural Ecosystem Services, Multifunctional Agroforestry, Willingness to Pay.Full Text
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- Quantification and Economic Valuation of Carbon Sequestration from Smallholder Multifunctional Agroforestry: A Study from The Foothills of The Nilgiris, India
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1 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Regional Research Institute, Pali Marwar 306 401, IN
2 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 301, IN
1 ICAR-Central Arid Zone Research Institute, Regional Research Institute, Pali Marwar 306 401, IN
2 Forest College and Research Institute, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore 641 301, IN
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Current Science, Vol 122, No 1 (2022), Pagination: 61-69Abstract
Agroforestry is widely recognized for its role in climate change mitigation and adaptation. However, carbon sequestration and a marketable carbon value of smallholder agroforestry systems in India are poorly documented. Therefore, the present study was carried out to quantify carbon stock in a circular-shaped multifunctional agroforestry (MFA) divided into four equal quadrats. It comprises 24 different tree species and 8 intercrops, mainly established to provide daily income to small and marginal farmers. A nondestructive method was used to assess biomass carbon stock. Soil core samples collected from 0 to 60 cm depth were analysed to quantify soil organic carbon (SOC) stock. Results revealed significantly higher biomass and carbon stock in the following order: Neolamarckia cadamba > Melia dubia > Lagerstroemia parviflora > Dalbergia latifolia > Tectona grandis. Duncan’s multiple range test revealed significant differences in the multi-utility circles (P < 0.001). The total change in SOC stock was 11.55 Mg quadrat–1, but the difference was insignificant in different soil depths. The results indicated that the total carbon sequestration and CO2e from vegetation were 2.23 and 9.23 tonnes respectively. Similarly, CO2e from the soil were 42.37 Mg quadrat–1 respectively; the highest contributions were from quadrat II and quadrat IV of MFA. By taking into account profitability and incentives to smallholder farmers, the total marketable carbon revenue of MFA was calculated as US$ 206.40Keywords
Biomass Carbon Stock, Multifunctional Agroforestry, Soil Organic Carbon, Total Carbon Sequestration.Full Text
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- Vertical Assessment of Soil Quality In Permanent Manurial Experiment of Dryland Ecosystem, Tamil Nadu, India
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V. Venkatesh
1,
N. Chandra Sekaran
1,
V. Sanjivkumar
1,
S. Meena
1,
K. T. Parthiban
2,
B. Balaganesh
3,
K. Subash Chandra Bose
1,
S. Murali
1
Affiliations
1 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore 641 003, India., IN
2 Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam 641 301, India., IN
3 School of Agricultural Sciences, Karunya University, Coimbatore 641 114, India., IN
1 Tamil Nadu Agricultural University (TNAU), Coimbatore 641 003, India., IN
2 Forest College and Research Institute, TNAU, Mettupalayam 641 301, India., IN
3 School of Agricultural Sciences, Karunya University, Coimbatore 641 114, India., IN
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Current Science, Vol 124, No 11 (2023), Pagination: 1308-1318Abstract
A study was conducted to assess the impact of different nutrient management practices on soil quality in a permanent manurial experiment cotton field established in 1982 at the Agriculture Research Station of the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, which falls under the dryland ecosystem of Kovilpatti in Tamil Nadu, India. The experiment was carried out in a randomized block design with nine different treatments. The effect of these treatments in different depths (0–15, 15–30 and 30–45 cm) was compared, and the soil quality index was developed with a total of 27 parameters, including physical, chemical and biological parameters. Principal component analysis was carried out and the principal components with eigenvalue >1 were selected to determine the indicators to be retained in the minimum dataset. The highly weighted variables, viz. field capacity, available water content, cation exchange capacity, nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, etc. with a variance of 93.57% were retained for MDS. Linear scoring functions were used to transform them into unitless scores ranging from 0 to 1. Three different methods of soil quality were analysed, viz. weighed additive soil quality index (SQIw), additive soil quality index (SQIa) and Nemoro soil quality index (SQIn). In all three methods, the treatment receiving farmyard manure at 12.5 t ha–1 showed superiority in maintaining soil qualityKeywords
Cotton, Dryland Ecosystem, Nutrient Management Practices, Permanent Manurial Experiment, Soil Quality Index.Full Text
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