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200 00$aNorth american agroforestry /$fedited by Harold E. "Gene" Garrett, Shibu Jose, and Michael A. Gold
210   $cJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd
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330   $a"The formal history of agroforestry in North America can be traced back to the 1930s when windbreaks were established in the U.S. Great Plains following the dust bowl. It was not until the 1970s, however, science-based agroforestry research and practice gained attention in temperate North America. Even then, the progress of agroforestry and its acceptance by practitioners, farmers and policy makers were hindered by the paucity of hard evidence to support the practice. The scientific foundation that has been laid, over the past two decades in particular, has elevated agroforestry's role as an integral component of a multifunctional working landscape in North America. Recent trends in the agriculture sector necessitate farm diversification as an essential strategy for economic competitiveness in a global market. The realization that agroforestry systems are well suited for diversifying farm income while providing environmental services and ecosystem benefits has increased receptivity on the part of some landowners"--$cProvided by publisher.
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702   $aJose$b Shibu
702   $aGold$b Michael Alan
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