Farmers Benefit from Planting Trees on Farms, and so Does the Climate (IMAGE)

University of Vermont

Farmers Benefit from Planting Trees on Farms, and so Does the Climate

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Peripheral planting of irvingia gabonensis benefits farmers. The agroforestry tree sequesters carbon in biomass and soil, benefitting all of us. The extent of agroforestry benefits is, however, unknown.

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J Atia, World Agroforestry, https://flic.kr/p/pZysQ7

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