Forestry interventions to reduce poverty by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Contents:
INTRODUCTION
HOW NATURAL FORESTS CAN BETTER CONTRIBUTE TO LIVELIHOODS AND POVERTY REDUCTION
AGROFORESTRY Agroforestry as part of good farming and agricultural practices
Land and tree management
 WOODFUEL
How to maximize the contributions of woodfuel to livelihoods and
poverty reduction
NON-WOOD FOREST PRODUCTS
How NWFPs can better contribute to livelihoods and poverty
AGROFORESTRY
Agroforestry is a dynamic and ecologically based natural resources
management system that integrates trees on farms, ranches and in other
agricultural landscapes for diversifying and increasing production.
For hundreds of years, small farmers have nurtured trees for the social,
economic and environmental benefits they provide. Agroforestry systems
have the potential to generate cash income and to provide poor
households with a more reliable supply of food,
home-grown medicines and
substitutes for products they cannot afford to buy  for example,
nitrogen-fixing tree plants instead of mineral fertilizers; fodder
shrubs instead of dairy meal; timber for the construction of buildings;
and fuelwood for energy (FAO, 2005).