Agroforestry

Agroforestry

Historical perspective – Review

Eolithicage – man appeared on the earth one million years ago – lived is

dense forest, caves, under shade of trees, depends on entirely plant parts for food.

Paliolithic age – 30 thousand year ago – learned hunting of wild animal need

for food.

Neolithic age – 15000 years ago – discover fire for cooking

About 10,000 years ago discovered seed of certain grass could be used to eat.

Religious aspects of tree-

Ancient – practice

At the end of 18^th century – forest destroyed drastically – In same 18^th century started taungya in Burma (Menmar) by late British forester Sir Daitric Brandrs

In this system –    1920 Kerala India

                             1924 U.P. India

                             1925 M.P. India

                             1977 Nepal Bara Tamagarhi as Taungya

                             1986 Kapilbastu – Terai C.F.

                             19...  Sagarnath.