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Socio-Economic Analysis of Agroforestry Systems in Western Uttar Pradesh

R.P. Dwivedi, K. Kareemulla, Ramesh Singh, R.H. Rizvi and Jitendra Chauhan

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The present study is the outcome of socio-economic diagnosis of traditional as well as commercial agroforestry practices followed by farmers in western Uttar Pradesh. Tree species like Azadirachta indica, Acacia Nilotic, Dalbergia sissoo and Eucalyptus spp. were dominant species in traditional system whereas, Populus deltoids and Eucalyptus spp. were the main species of commercial agroforestry. Fuel wood (50.6 %) was major driving force for agroforestry adoption followed by additional income (24.4 %) and shade (17.5 %) in traditional agroforestry region while, additional income (71.3 %) was the major factor in commercial agroforestry region. The net return from tree produce ha-1 per annum in traditional system was Rs. 989, 541 and 440 for marginal, small and medium farmers, respectively. In commercial region, B:C ratio has been found higher (3.00) for poplar based Agri silviculture than poplar (2.84) and eucalyptus (2.68) based bund system. Although traditional agroforestry seems less promising as compared to commercial agroforestry, but it is also relevant to the farmers€™ livelihood

Keyword: Agroforestry; Bund planta

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