Pankaj Panwar – författare

Forest Degradation and Management - An Indian Perspective provides an overview of the dynamics and challenges surrounding forest degradation in India.

Agroforestry is a practice that has been around for a long time all over the world, but it was only recognized as a science about three decades ago. The scientific study of tree-crop interactions in India began in the late 1970s and gained significant momentum with the establishment of the All India Coordinated Research Project (AICRP) on Agroforestry in 1983 by the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR). Today, the AICRP on Agroforestry has a network throughout the country. Through the efforts of the State Agricultural Universities and the AICRP, location-specific agroforestry systems have been recommended to suit the agro-climatic zones, landholdings, and economic status of each region.Although extensive research has been conducted, it is not readily available to the scientific community, farming communities (who are the backbone of Indian rural development), students, and inquisitive readers in one comprehensive manuscript. To address this, the authors have compiled information on agroforestry systems and practices prevalent in India into a book. To facilitate better understanding, the agroforestry systems in India have been divided into four broad sections: i) Agroforestry in India, ii) Agroforestry systems and practices in North, West, and Central India, iii) Agroforestry systems and practices in East, North-East, and Southern India, and iv) Allied topics related to Agroforestry.Section one covers agroforestry-related experiences, research, and extension efforts made in the last 25 years in India. Section two comprises 13 chapters, while section three covers 14 chapters, discussing agroforestry research in relation to the agroclimatic zones of various states in India. The last section, consisting of eight chapters, includes topics related to the role of agroforestry in soil conservation, womens development, agroforestry management, modeling, rehabilitation of mine spoils, and breeding of agroforestry tree species.

This book aims to facilitate an understanding of the issues and possibilities surrounding agroforestry for small and marginal landholders, ultimately ensuring their livelihoods. The contributors to this manuscript bring extensive practical experience in various aspects of agroforestry, hailing from diverse agro-ecological contexts.This comprehensive resource serves as a valuable guide for professionals in agroforestry education, environmentalists, policy planners, students, and farmers in general. It can be utilized as supplementary reading material in undergraduate and postgraduate courses related to forestry, agroforestry, and allied biological sciences.This extensive compilation is poised to advance the cause of agroforestry development and promote its adoption by farmers as a sustainable land use to support their livelihoods.

The present book aims to provide insight into the concerns and potential solutions for small and marginal land holders by promoting agroforestry as a means of ensuring their livelihoods. The authors of the book have extensive practical experience in various aspects of agroforestry and have worked in diverse agro-ecological conditions.This comprehensive resource serves as a valuable reference and informative guide for professionals in the field of agroforestry education, environmentalists, policy makers, students, and farmers in general. It can be utilized as supplementary reading material in postgraduate and graduate courses related to forestry, agroforestry, and related biological sciences.This extensive compilation is expected to foster the growth and promotion of agroforestry, encouraging farmers to adopt it as a viable land use option for earning their livelihoods.

The objective of the book is to disseminate the status of land degradation, the importance of achieving land degradation and share success stories of reclaiming Land degradation, and suggests means and ways of achieving land degradation neutrality.