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APANews is a collaborative newsletter produced by the FAO Regional office for the Asia and Pacific; and the University of the Philippines, Los Baños. The newsletter also includes news for the Southeast Asian Network for Agroforestry Education (SEANAFE).

Current issue

APANews No 36 July 2010

1 July 2010 Research on the effects of light intensity on the productivity of an integrated agroforestry system in India; indigenous farming practices in the Philippines and the Lao Integrated Farm. [more...]

Past issues

APANews No 35 December 2009

10 December 2009

Poplar trees in agroforestry systems in India, production of Jatropha hybrids as a potential source of biofuel, fuelwood in PNG and the last issue of SEANAFE.

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APANews No 34 June 2009

1 June 2009 Agroforestry news and studies from India, Nepal and the Philippines as well as news from the Southeast Asian Network for Agroforestry Education.
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APANews No 33 October 2008

1 October 2008 News from Cambodia, India, Indonesia, the Philippines, Sudan and the US; and activities and initiatives of the Southeast Asian Network for Agroforestry Education(SEANAFE) [more...]

APANews No 32 May 2008

1 May 2008 Agroforestry research, promotion and development in India and the Philippines, plus updates in agroforestry education and training through the Southeast Asian Network for Agroforestry Education News (SEANAFE News). [more...]

APANews No 31 December 2007

3 December 2007 How to improve tree seedling quality, myths and facts of chainsaw milling or “freehand” timber milling, socioeconomic factors influencing farming practices in a national park and more.... [more...]

APANews No 30 July 2007

2 July 2007 Non-wood forest products, bamboo in Burma and biofuel-based agroforestry systems plus news from SEANAFE. [more...]

APANews No 29 March 2007

1 March 2007 Integration of Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) with various crops, developments in agrisilvopastoral systems in Nepal, integration of walnut in an agroforestry system in Chile. Plus SEANAFE News discusses marketing of agroforestry tree products (AFTPs). [more...]

APANews No 28 July 2006

3 July 2006 Versatile use of Prosopis juliflora as a woody component of agroforestry farms in the arid regions of India, use of trees in agroforestry systems to address water shortage in the semiarid subtropics of India and the potential of the Canadian Forage Sorghum Hybrid-30 (CFSH-30) in increasing average fodder yield for small dairy farms in Nepal. [more...]

APANews No 27 December 2005

1 December 2005 Crop diversification efforts in Punjab, reforestation strategy to sustain Myanmar’s teak forests and successful practice of agroforestry in Western Ghats, India. [more...]

APANews No 26 July 2005

1 July 2005 Improving the soil fertility in a groundnut-wheat farm, alley and companion crops, including medicinal and aromatic crops, that can be successfully integrated into agroforestry farms in the alluvial plains of India. How to rejuvenate saline-affected wastelands in India, shade trees in tea plantations, economic potential of integrating resin production in an agroforestry system in Indonesia. [more...]

APANews No 25 December 2004

1 December 2004 Diversity of agroforestry farming practices in rural villages and semi-urban areas in Bangladesh, need for stronger environmental education in schools, particularly in urban areas, forage production for livestock in Nepal. [more...]

APANews No 24 July 2004

1 July 2004 Medicinal and aromatic plants in agroforestry, developments in Vietnam, Lao PDR and the Philippines, agrihorticulture in India. [more...]

APANews No 23 February 2004

3 February 2004 Leguminous cover crops, agroforestry developments in China and India, sloping land management in the Philippines, participatory technology development in agroforestry. [more...]

APANews No 22 August 2003

1 August 2003 Research, development and training in agroforestry. [more...]

APANews No 21 March 2003

3 March 2003 Reclaiming wastelands in India, polyculture system for Australia, growing casuarinas and poplar agroforestry systems in India, fodder trees in Nepal. [more...]

APANews No 20 June 2002

3 June 2002 More fertile acid uplands in Southeast Asia, effective microorganisms for neem trees, multiple cropping systems for home gardens, soil conservation techniques, eco-friendly fuel from agroforestry wastes. [more...]

APANews No 18/19 November/December 2001

1 November 2001 Participatory land-use planning and GIS in Thailand, evolution and development in agroforestry in the Asia-Pacific region. [more...]

APANews No 17 February 2001

1 February 2001 Agroforestry in China, commercial agroforestry investment schemes in India, agroforestry training in the Philippines and the UK. [more...]

APANews No 16 January 2000

3 January 2000 Agroforestry employment prospects in Asia, new publications and training courses, web-based toolkits and databases. [more...]

APANews No 15 February 1999

1 February 1999 Trees outside forests, capacity building in Vietnam, social forestry in Indonesia plus more [more...]

APANews No 14 April 1998

1 April 1998 Indigenous fallow management technologies, ecotourism, community forestry training and extension. [more...]

APANews No 13 August 1996

1 August 1996 Farm planning and managing conservation areas in Indonesia, indigenous knowledge in Nepal, jackfruit manual for Sri Lanka. [more...]

APANews No 12 January 1996

1 January 1996 Farming training in Lao PDR, India, Vietnam, Sri Lanka, Indonesia and Nepal. [more...]

APANews No 11 August 1995

1 August 1995 Workshops, study tours and training in Nepal, Vietnam and India. Nursery production in Nepal. [more...]

APANews No 9 November 1994

1 November 1994 Upland resources management, swidden agriculture, social forestry in Indonesia. [more...]

APANews No 8 August 1994

1 August 1994 Demonstration plots in Indonesia and China, manual for field workers: Growing multipurpose trees on small farms. [more...]

APANews No 6/7 February 1994

1 February 1994 Saline soils in India, fuelwood in the Philippines, developments in Nepal and Indonesia [more...]

APANews No 5 August 1993

2 August 1993 Agroforestry systems in China and India, training courses in research methods [more...]

APANews No 4 April 1993

1 April 1993 Workshops in Vietnam, Thailand and Indonesea. [more...]

APANews No 3 October 1992

1 October 1992 National parks in Indonesia, silvofishery development in mangrove forests in Indonesia, joint forest management in India. [more...]

APANews No 2 June 1992

1 June 1992 Farmer innovations in agroforestryin the Philippines and Indonesia. [more...]

APANews No 1 March 1992

2 March 1992 What is APAN? [more...]

last updated: Tuesday, March 9, 2010

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