Authors:
Craig Elevitch and Kim Wilkinson
Contents:
Agroforestry Resources for the Practitioner
Organizations Promoting Agroforestry
Agroforestry Titles
Permanent Agriculture Titles
Periodicals
Other Web Links
Links to Links Pages
Mail-Order Sources for Books
Internet Sources for Books
Publisher Notes
This special edition of The Overstory differs from the usual format. It provides a collection of valuable contacts and sources of information of special interest to agroforestry practitioners. As you know, practical sources of information can be hard to find, and we hope this list will help you with your work. Organizations, books, periodicals, web links, and other references are provided here. Mail, phone, and web/email contact information is provided wherever possible.
Please submit your favorite links if they do not already appear here. Corrections are welcome.
::::: Organizations Promoting Agroforestry :::::
Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA) Provides technical assistance to farmers, Extension agents, market gardeners, agricultural researchers, and other ag professionals in the US. ATTRA, P.O. Box 3657, Fayetteville, AR 72702, USA, Tel: 1-800-346-9140, Web: <http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/index.html>
The Association for Temperate Agroforestry focuses on temperate agroforestry, with an emphasis on North America. School of Natural Resources, 1-30 Agriculture Bldg., University of Missouri, Columbia, MO 65211 USA <http://web.missouri.edu/~afta/>
Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization (ECHO) has many online publications related to agroforestry, including its comprehensive Amaranth to Zai Holes: Ideas for Growing Food Under Difficult Conditions. ECHO, 17430 Durrance Rd., N. Ft. Myers, FL 33917, USA; Tel: 941-543-3246, Fax: 941-543-5317, E-mail: <echo@echonet.org>, Web: <http://www.echonet.org/>
Evergreen Trust promotes the use of trees in Africa. 10 Barley Mow Passage, Chiswick, London W4 4PH, England, Tel: +44 (0)181 742 7267, Fax: +44 (0)181 987 9377, e-mail: <evergreentrust@psilink.co.uk>, Web: <http://www.psiweb.co.uk/evergreentrust/navigate.html>
Farm, Community, and Tree Network (FACT Net) is dedicated to stimulating the use of multipurpose trees. Among the many publications FACT Net offers at a reasonable cost, you will find comprehensive fact sheets on many important agroforestry tree species. FACT Net, Winrock International, 38 Winrock Drive, Morrilton, Arkansas 72110-9370 USA Tel: 501-727-5435, Fax: 501-727-5417, Email: <forestry@winrock.org> Web: <http://www.winrock.org/forestry/factnet.htm>
Forest, Trees and People Programme supports rural populations in participating in developing their forest resources. FTPP Newsletter, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, PO Box 7005, 75007 Uppsala, Sweden, Fax: (46-18) 673420, E-mail: <daphne.thuvesson@lbutv.slu.se>, Web: <http://www-trees.slu.se/>
International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) has extensive worldwide programs in agroforestry research and training. ICRAF, PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya; Tel: +254-2-521450 or +1-650-833-6645; Fax: +254-2-521001 or +1-650-833-6646, E-mail: <ICRAF@cgiar.org> Web: <http://www.cgiar.org/icraf/ag_facts/ag_facts.htm>
New Forests Project (NFP) helps farmers initiate reforestation projects. NFP, 731 Eighth Street, SE, Washington, DC 20003, USA, Tel: 202-547-3800, Fax: 202-546-4784, E-mail: <icnfp@erols.com>, Web: <http://www.newforestsproject.com/>
Sustainable Harvest International (SHI) provides farmers and communities in the tropics with long-term assistance implementing environmentally and economically sustainable technologies. SHI, P.O. Box 3114, Portsmouth, New Hampshire 03802-3114, USA, Tel: 603-427-0735, Fax: 603-422-8762, E-mail: <info@sustainableharvest.org>, Web: <http://www.sustainableharvest.org/>
Trees for Africa introduces the planting of trees in many situations. Johannesburg, South Africa; Tel: +11-803 9750, Fax: +11-803 9604; E-mail: <trees@cis.co.za>; Web: <http://www.pix.za/garden/treesfor.htm> or email for more information on their Trees for Africa newsletter.
Trees for the Future is a non-profit organization initiating and supporting agroforestry self-help projects in cooperation with groups and individuals in developing countries. Trees for the Future, P.O. Box 7027, Silver Spring, MD 20907-7027, USA, E-mail: <info@treesftf.org>, Web: <http://www.treesftf.org/>
The US Department of Agriculture’s National Agroforestry Center works to support practices which integrate trees and agriculture. USDA Forest Service/Natural Resources Conservation Service, East Campus - UNL Lincoln, Nebraska 68583-0822, USA, Tel: 402-437-5178, Fax: FAX: 402-437-5712, E-mail: <kisaacson/rmrs_lincoln@fs.fed.us>, Web: <http://www.unl.edu/nac/>
::::: Agroforestry Titles :::::
Rowan Reid and Geoff Wilson, Agroforestry in Australia and New Zealand. 1985. Practical text on integrating trees into farm systems. Goodard and Dobson, 486 Station Street, Box Hill, Victoria 3128, Australia.
D. Rockeleau, et al. Agroforestry in Dryland Africa. 1988. Covers the science and practice of agroforesty. ICRAF, P.O. Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya.
W.C. Clark, R.R. Thaman (Editor), Agro-Forestry in the Pacific Islands: Systems for Sustainability. 1994. Unipub. Very thorough treatment of agroforestry practices in the Pacific. Includes list and descriptions of many agroforestry species. Amazon.com link: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=9280808249/agroforestercom/>
International Institute of Rural Reconstruction (IIRR). Agroforestry Technology Information Kit, 1990. One of the best agroforestry guides for the practitioner. IIRR, Room 1270, 475 Riverside Dr., New York, NY 10115. Amazon.com link: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0942717317/agroforestercom/>
P. Ramachandran Nair, An Introduction to Agroforestry. 1993. Kluwer Academic Publisher. This comprehensive textbook bridges the gap between theoretical and practical knowledge in agroforestry. Amazon.com link: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0792321359/agroforestercom/>
::::: Permanent Agriculture Titles :::::
Bill Mollison's Permaculture: A Practical Guide for a Sustainable Future, is the premiere guide to designing resource systems in harmony with natural processes, published by Ten Speed Press and available from many bookstores. Amazon.com link: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0908228015/agroforestercom/>
R. Hart, Forest Gardening, 1991. Green Books, Devon. Describes the design of garden planting which incorporate fruit and nut trees. Amazon.com link: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0930031849/agroforestercom/>
Smith, J. Russell. 1950. Tree Crops: A Permanent Agriculture, published by Island Press is a classic work about the use of trees in agricultural systems. Amazon.com link: <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ISBN=0933280440/agroforestercom/>
ECHO's page from Amaranth to Zai Holes combines 15 years of ECHO’s technical notes in sustainable agriculture: <http://www.echonet.org/tropicalag/aztext/index.htm>
::::: Periodicals :::::
Agroforestry Today is a quarterly magazine that carries reports from around the world on trees and crops on farms, and on the people who plant them. Contact: Agroforestry Today, PO Box 30677, Nairobi, Kenya, Fax: +254 2 521001, E-mail: <aftoday@cgiar.org>
ILEIA Newsletter covers technical and social options for ecological and sustainable agriculture, and has frequent articles on tree-based systems. Contact: LEISA, PO Box 64, 3830 AB Leusden, The Netherlands, Tel: +31 33 494 30 86, Fax: +31 33 495 17 79, E-mail: <iliea@iliea.nl>
Forestry for a Small Planet focuses on agroforestry issues for Africa. Contact : P.O. Box 2035, Galio Manor, 2052, Tel: +27 11 803 9750, Fax: +27 11 803 9604, E-mail: <trees@cis.co.za>
The Overstory e-mail journal covers topics and concepts central to agroforestry practice. Contact: The Overstory, PO Box 428, Holualoa, HI 96725 USA, Tel: 808-324-4427, Fax: 808-324-4129, E-mail: <overstory@agroforester.com>, Web: <http://www.agroforestry.net/overstory/overstory.html>
::::: Other Web Links :::::
International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) offers this introduction to agroforestry, simple and nicely illustrated: <http://www.cgiar.org/iita/Inform/trn_mat/irg26/irg26obj.htm>
Agroforestry Systems in China, Published Jointly by The Chinese Academy of Forestry, People's Republic of China and International Development Research Centre, Canada <http://www.idrc.ca/library/document/090916/>
United States Department of Agriculture Agroforestry for Farms & Ranches - Agroforestry Technical Note--An introduction to using tree and shrub practices in sustained agricultural systems [temperate] <http://www.nhq.nrcs.usda.gov/BCS/forest/tnote1.html>
Rodale's International Ag-Sieve agroforestry articles covering specific subjects of interest to the practioner <http://fadr.msu.ru/rodale/agsieve/txt/agrofor.html>
Agroforestry Research Trust focuses on temperate agroforestry <http://www.agroforestry.co.uk/>
Reclamation and Restoration Review, a thought-provoking compilation of articles on restoring degraded lands. Web: <http://www.hort.agri.umn.edu/h5015/rrr.htm>
Information Resources for Pacific Island Agroforestry provides an introduction to agroforestry, followed by descriptions and contact information for books, guides, periodicals, organizations, and web sites <http://agroforestry.net/afg/book.html>
::::: Links to Links Pages :::::
Fact Net’s extensive links page: <http://www.winrock.org/forestry/factpub/links.htm>
ATTRA’s books and proceedings on agroforestry: <http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/perma.html#bookshelf>
University of Colorado's Communications for a Sustainable Future agroforestry links: <http://csf.colorado.edu/sustainability/plants/trees.html>
National Agroforestry Center’s links page: <http://www.unl.edu/nac/links.html>
Non-timber Forest Products related links: <http://forestry.miningco.com/msub16.htm>
University of Missouri Centro for Agroforestry links: <http://web.missouri.edu/~umca/links.htm>
::::: Mail-Order Sources for Books :::::
Fertile Ground Books, P.O. Box 2008, Davis, CA 95617-2008, Tel: (800) 540-0170, (530) 297-7879, Fax: (530) 298-2060, Email: <books@agribooks.com>, Web: <http://www.agaccess.com/home.html>
Good Earth Publications, P.O. Box 898, Shelburne, Vermont 05482, Tel/Fax: 802-425-3201
The International Palm Society Bookstore c/o Pauleen Sullivan, 3616 Mound Ave., Ventura, CA 93003
The Permaculture Activist, P.O. Box 1209W, Black Mountain, NC 28711 Tel: 828-298-2812, Fax: 828-298-6441, E-mail: <pcactiv@metalab.unc.edu>
Permaculture International Journal, PO Box 6039, South Lismore 2480, Australia, Tel: +61 66 22 0020.
::::: Internet Sources for Books :::::
Amazon.com offers excellent service, prices and selection <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/agroforestercom>
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