POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN ASIA
Enhancing Forestry and Agroforestry Contributions
RAP Publication 1999/5
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POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND FOOD SECURITY IN ASIA
Enhancing Forestry and Agroforestry Contributions
RAP Publication 1999/5 |
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
January 1999
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A. Overview of the linkages between forestry and food security
1. Watershed protection functions of forests/agroforests
2. Protection against water and wind erosion
3. Support and enhancement of farming systems on marginal lands
4. Forests and trees as sources of animal feeds
5. Forests and trees as direct sources of food
7. Forests as pools of genetic resources important for agriculture
8. Socioeconomic links between forestry/agroforestry and food security
B. Overview of forestry/agroforestry issues vis-ą-vis food security
1. Increases in population and demands for food, forest products and services
2. Forest conversion and deforestation
6. Management of fragile lands
7. Appropriate technical solutions
Common problems and opportunities
7. Industrialization/urbanization
1. Regional and international cooperation
3. Policy disincentives and incentives
C. Major watersheds and forested areas
2. Participatory watershed management
3. Non-wood forest and agroforestry products
1. Land and production limitations
3. Irrigated production systems
4. Role of forestry and agroforestry
1. Soil erosion and fertility decline
2. Agroforestry to sustain food production
1. Traditional agroforestry systems
3. Potential to enhance food security
1. Importance to household food security
2. Relevance to Asia and the Pacific
Intercountry support to enhance forestry contributions to food security
A. Improving forest food production through technology exchange
1. Establishment of technology exchange system
2. Enhancing intercountry germplasm exchange
3. Study tours and field visits for technology exchange
B. Regional cooperation for intercountry trade and marketing
1. Setting up quality standards
2. Reduction or elimination of trade barriers
3. Rapid exchange of price information
C. Innovative mechanisms and partnerships among countries
1. Innovations to expand overseas markets
2. Incentives to increase investments in agroforestry