Definition of "agroforestry" []

• A system of land use in which harvestable trees or shrubs are grown among or around crops or on pastureland, as a means of preserving or enhancing the productivity of the land. (noun)

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• "In the Cordilleras, for instance, the practice of growing agricultural and forest crops along with the raising of livestock in home lots have been observed for centuries, even before the term agroforestry developed."
• "Carolina said agroforestry, which is relatively new for Venezuela, has been adopted because the greater part of Barquisimeto city's water supply comes from wells in this part of the River Turbio valley."
• "The latter is known as agroforestry or land sharing-balancing the crop yields with biodiversity."