Promote Agroforestry

As a matter of fact, the Agroforestry is a collective name for land-use systems and technologies where woody perennials (trees, shrubs, palms, bamboos, etc.) are deliberately used on the same land-management units as agricultural crops and/or animals, in some form of spatial arrangement or temporal sequence.

We all know jewel of crown of country Jammu and Kashmir’s natural beauty due to mountains and lush green forests is its prime attraction.

With much pressure on the fofests due to griwing constructions and developmental projects Agroforestry has a good scope in Jammu and Kashmir .

Growing trees in agroforestry systems -- a landscape restoration technique where farmers add trees to their land -- and in and near cities can offer many environmental and socioeconomic benefits, according to a study by the World Resources Institute (WRI) India.

It's proud moment for country that  Our great country India formally adopted a National Agroforestry Policy in 2014, becoming the first country globally to enact such a policy. The policy aims to remove regulatory barriers such as those for tree-felling and transportation of timber from farm lands, and to build institutional capacity through research, extension, and market development. Key implementing bodies include the Central Agroforestry Research Institute (CAFRI), MoA&FW, ICRAF, and state governments. Agroforestry is increasingly considered in major environmental and agricultural programmes for its multi-faceted benefits.

The study by the global research non-profit organisation also identified 10 types of incentives -- seven monetary and three non-monetary -- that policymakers use to encourage farmers to grow trees.

Subsidies for planting material like saplings and infrastructure -- greenhouses and irrigation -- emerged as the most commonly available and utilised incentives, followed by direct technical assistance to farmers from government agencies.

2022 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Sixth Assessment Report from Working Group II on climate impacts, adaptation and vulnerability reveals that India is among the countries that climate change will impact the most as temperatures and sea levels rise and weather patterns shift, the authors of the study noted.

We need to promote Agroforestry defnitely in country .