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Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction to agroforestry. 2. Agroforestry: past, present and future. 3. Planning and development of agroforestry practices. 4. Designing field experiments in agro-forestry. 5. Tree management in agroforestry. 6. Tree improvement in agroforestry. 7. Agroforestry for carbon sequestration and climate change mitigation. 8. Ecosystem services of agroforestry. 9. Soil health improvement in agroforestry. 10. Productivity, biomass and carbon storage potentials of agroforestry. 11. Agroforestry for watershed management. 12. Industrial agroforestry. 13. Utilization of agroforestry trees. 14. Mechanization of agroforestry. 15. National agroforestry programs and policy. References.

'Agroforestry is the growing of both trees and agricultural crops on the same piece of land. They are designed to provide tree and other crop products and at the same time protect, conserve, diversify and sustain vital economic, environmental, human and natural resources. Agroforestry differs from traditional forestry and agriculture by its focus on the interactions amongst components rather than just on the individual components themselves. Agroforestry is recently gained great importance nationally and internationally due to its role in providing large number of ecosystem services. This book covers all basic and applied aspect of agroforestry e.g. planning, designing, tree improvement, management, ecosystem services, climate change, industrialization, engineering and agroforestry programmes and policy in an easy and understandable manner.