agroforestry
noun
ag·ro·for·est·ry
| \ ˌa-grō-ˈfȯr-ə-strē
, -ˈfär-\
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Definition of agroforestry
: land management involving the growing of trees in association with food crops or pastures
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Other Words from agroforestry
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Examples of agroforestry in a Sentence
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Here, the local arm of the Catholic charity Caritas, working with other nongovernment organizations, has helped with mapping and protecting the borders of the territory and with providing technical support for fish farming and agroforestry. — Andrew J. Wight, NBC News, "After fires ravaged the Amazon, faith leaders join indigenous people in land conservation fight," 9 Sep. 2019 Planting trees on farmland, known as agroforestry, better soil management and reducing food waste are win-win solutions which can boost land productivity and reduce emissions. — Isabelle Gerretsen, CNN, "Change food production and stop abusing land, major climate report warns," 8 Aug. 2019 Other farming programs—like agroforestry and perennial crops—can also sequester meaningful amounts of carbon from the atmosphere. — Carolyn Kormann, The New Yorker, "Deforestation, Agriculture, and Diet Are Fuelling the Climate Crisis," 8 Aug. 2019 These landscapes could be prioritized for restoration interventions that increase food, water and fuel security through agroforestry practices, watershed protection, woodlots for producing firewood and local timber or commercial tree plantations. — Robin Chazdon, Quartz Africa, "Scientists are mapping out how to restore tropical rainforests around the world," 7 July 2019 What were the characteristics that made the agroforestry polyculture strategy groups more resilient to climate change? — Debbie Ponchner, Scientific American, "Why Some Amazonian Societies Survived and Others Perished amid Pre-Columbian Droughts," 18 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'agroforestry.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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