Nicaragua

This note summarizes the results of a study of twenty-one agroforestry projects in six Central American and two Caribbean countries which analyzed the profitability... Show More + of agroforestry for farmers as a crucial incentive to adoption. The findings indicate that many agroforestry practices are profitable under a broad range of conditions and are therefore likely to be widely applicable. Successful projects have worked with local communities, responding to local needs and preferences and offering farmers a broad selection of species and systems from which to choose. Demonstration plots and training of local people as paratechnicians have been low-cost and effective means of identifying techniques and practices suited to the region. Show Less -