Inventorization of existing agroforestry systems in different farming situation of Chhattisgarh

Abstract

In India Agroforestry has been recognized as one of the important systems for supporting the livelihood of rural people. Different agroforestry practices fulfilled the demand of rural households and extra income sources. Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India has very diverse forest ecosystem and long history of traditional agroforestry. In the state the agroforestry practice is location specific and it’s depends on nature of agro-climatic zones. In Chhattisgarh, farmers are doing this farming practices based on fulfilling their diverse need and improvement of socioeconomic condition but still data is insufficient to explore more agroforestry practices in the state. In this context, inventorization of different agroforestry systems gives not only sufficient data but also open a door for conservation of biological diversity. Different systems like’s Boundary plantations, Agrisilviculture system, Hortisilviculture, silvopasture, Kitchen garden and Block plantation are used by farmers in Chhattisgarh State. All systems are dependent on location characteristic, land use type, soil type, climate and market requirement. This paper highlights the different systems of agroforestry, specific system for the specific sites, lacuna in system faced by farmers and role of agroforestry systems in socioeconomic upliftment.