FHU 3209 AGROFORESTRY FHU 3209 AGROFORESTRY | Page 31

Discussion

Based on agroforestry project, the reason we choose agrosilvopastural system is because of to produce high quality crop and making intensive use of the natural functions of the agroecosystem, for the generation of environmental services. Appropriate design is very important in agroforestry and the design of the project is square because easy to handle and manage than triangle with the total area is 25000 meter per square.

Besides, the lining method is alley cropping. Alley cropping is planting rows of trees at wide spacing with a companion crop grown in the alleyways between the rows. Alley cropping can diversify farm income, improve crop production and provide protection and conservation benefits to crops. Another than that, alley cropping also give ecologically advantageous land use system for sustainable food and biomass production in comparison with conventional agricultural practices.

First of all, we planted Neem tree (Azadirachta indica) tree as the border of site. This tree provide high quality medium of hard wood product and suitable to be plant to our country and it is fast growing tree that can be grow up to 40 meter tall. The Neem trees is act as shelter for the crop because of the branches are wide and spreading and also have a deep root which is giving a strong curiosity to the ground so that it does not collapse and can withstand the wind. The total of the Neem trees to be planted is 200 trees. In brief, when the Neem trees were matured, it will be harvested as a timber and paper.

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