Tree-Based Production Systems for Africa’s Drylands

doi:10.1596/978-1-4648-0828-9

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Tree-Based Production Systems for Africa’s Drylands

dc.contributor.author	Place, Frank
dc.contributor.author	Garrity, Dennis
dc.contributor.author	Mohan, Sid
dc.contributor.author	Agostini, Paola
dc.date.accessioned	2016-08-08T15:01:07Z
dc.date.available	2016-08-08T15:01:07Z
dc.date.issued	2016-08-19
dc.description.abstract	Tree-based production systems have enormous potential to reduce vulnerability and increase the resilience of households living in dryland regions of Sub-Saharan Africa. Trees are key providers of biomass, which is critical for many livelihood needs. Wood from trees is the leading source of energy in many dryland countries and is an important construction material. Foliage and pods from trees and shrubs are the most important source of feed for camels and goats, which are the dominant livestock species in the more arid parts of the drylands. Trees and shrubs offer enhanced sources of the organic matter needed to improve the structure and raise the fertility of soils used for agriculture. Many parts of trees provide different medicinal products for people. And fruits and vegetable foliage harvested from trees are important seasonal food sources for people living in drylands, and for sale. The benefi ts from trees take on added value when one considers that they are relatively impervious to many of the shocks that affect other production systems, especially livestock keeping and agriculture. Trees, with their deep rooting systems, maintain their standing value and offer some production even in drought years. They are therefore a good buffer against climatic risk and are a critical element in a diversifi cation strategy designed to maintain levels of consumption and income in good times and bad. In addition, their value can be tapped when it is most needed: wood from trees can be harvested throughout the year, and many annual tree products are harvested at times different from the times when annual crops are harvested. Tree-Based Production Systems for Africa’s Drylands identifi es some of the most promising investment opportunities at the level of tree-based systems, species (products), and well-defi ned management practices for accelerating rural economic growth in the drylands.	en
dc.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0828-9
dc.identifier.isbn	978-1-4648-0828-9
dc.identifier.uri	https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24813
dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	en_US
dc.publisher	Washington, DC: World Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseries	World Bank Studies;
dc.rights	CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder	World Bank
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject	TREES
dc.subject	TREE-BASED SYSTEMS
dc.subject	AGRO-FORESTRY
dc.subject	RESILIENCE
dc.subject	VULNERABILITY
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subject	DROUGHT
dc.subject	DRYLANDS
dc.subject	NATURAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT
dc.subject	LIVELIHOODS
dc.title	Tree-Based Production Systems for Africa’s Drylands	en
dc.type	Book	en
dc.type	Livre	fr
dc.type	Libro	es
dspace.entity.type	Publication
okr.associatedcontent	https://openknowledge.worldbank.org/handle/10986/23576 Confronting Drought in Africa’s Drylands
okr.crossref.title	Tree-Based Production Systems for Africa’s Drylands
okr.date.disclosure	2016-08-19
okr.date.doiregistration	2025-04-15T11:26:53.149127Z
okr.doctype	Publications & Research
okr.doctype	Publications & Research::Publication
okr.identifier.doi	10.1596/978-1-4648-0828-9
okr.identifier.doi	https://doi.org/10.1596/978-1-4648-0828-9
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum	210828
okr.identifier.report	108020
okr.imported	true
okr.language.supported	en
okr.region.geographical	Africa
okr.region.geographical	Sub-Saharan Africa
okr.topic	Agriculture::Forestry Management
okr.topic	Environment::Drylands & Desertification
okr.topic	Environment::Natural Disasters
okr.topic	Environment::Natural Resources Management
okr.topic	Water Resources::Drought Management
okr.unit	GEN07