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The state of the art of agroforestry diagnosis and design

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Seven years ago the International Council for Research in Agroforestry set out to develop a methodology for the diagnosis of land management problems and design of agroforestry systems. Since then over 60 documents (articles, conference papers and manuals) relating to the D & D methodology have been published by ICRAF and the methodology has been used to develop agroforestry plans and identify research priorities for a wide range of ecological and cultural conditions throughout the tropical regions of Africa, Latin America and Asia. This article reviews the evolution of the D & D methodology and suggests directions for its future development.

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Raintree, J.B. The state of the art of agroforestry diagnosis and design. Agroforest Syst 5, 219–250 (1987). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00119124

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