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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Forestry and agriculture  1.2 Origin of agroforestry  1.3 Definition and scope  1.4 Need for agroforestry  1.5 Objectives
1.6 Benefits of agroforestry  1.7 Limitation of agroforestry
2. SOCIAL FORESTRY
2.1 History 2.2 Concept of social forestry  2.3 Objectives of social forestry  2.4 Components and benefits of social forestry  2.5 Benefits of social forestry 
2.6 Social forestry projects in tamil nadu 2.7 Joint forest management (jfm)
3. AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
3.1 Classification of agroforestry systems 3.2. Benefits of trees in agroforestry system
4. TRADITIONAL AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS
4.1 Shifting cultivation   4.2 Taungya system
5. AGROFORESTRY SYSTEMS IN DIFFERENT AGROECOLOGICAL REGIONS
5.1. Himalayan region  5.2. Indogangetic plains  5.3. Arid region  5.4 Humid and sub-humid region  5.5. Coastal and island region
6. AGROFORESTRY IN PROBLEMATIC SOILS
6.1 Salt affected soils  6.2 Eroded soils  6.3 Combating desertification   6.4 Mine soils  6.5 Barren rock and hill ridges  6.6 Waterlogged and marshy lands
6.7 Seepage from canals  6.8 Rainfed areas  6.9 Cold desert
7. SUSTAINABLE FOREST MANAGEMENT
7.1 Equity issues   7.2 Forest resources and forest product markets   7.3 Failures of markets, policies and institutions  7.4 Market failure  7.5 Policy failure
8. TREE-CROP INTERACTIONS
8.1 Nature of interactions   8.2 Factors affecting interactions   8.3 Types of interactions  8.4 Methods for quantifying interactions
9. AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM IN NURSERY MANAGEMENT OF TREE COMPONENT
9.1 Collection of seeds   9.2 Propagation methods   9.3 Nursery management   9.4 Planting and after care
10. MANAGEMENT OF AGROFORESTRY SYSTEM
10.1 Characteristics of tree species  10.2 Choice of woody legumes   10.3 Intercropping considerations  10.4 Suitable areas for agroforestry
10.5 Management of component species in agroforestry
11. DESIGN AND ANALYSIS OF AGROFORESTRY EXPERIMENTS
11.1 Criteria for good agroforestry design  11.2 Important parameters of agroforestry research  11.3 Features of agroforestry system and measurement
11.4 Design requirements  11.5 Design for agroforestry
12. SUSTAINABLE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY FOR AGROFORESTRY
12.1 Future thrust  12.2 Balancing the scales: the challenges and opportunities of agroforestry in sustainable agriculture  12.3 Research needs in priority areas
13. SOIL CONSERVATION AND WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
13.1 Hydrology  13.2 Rainfall  13.3 Water erosion  13.4 Wind erosion  13.5 Infiltration  13.6 Runoff  13.7 Contour bunds and bench terraces
13.8 Watershed management