Agroforestry Policy Issues and Challenges
Agroforestry growth and development is influenced by various policies of the economy like credit, trade, taxation, power, transport, etc. These policies impact the sector either directly or indirectly besides the core forest and agriculture policies which
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A. K. Singh and S. K. Dhyani
Abstract
Agroforestry growth and development is influenced by various policies of the economy like credit, trade, taxation, power, transport, etc. These policies impact the sector either directly or indirectly besides the core forest and agriculture policies which have a larger bearing on the agroforestry policies in the Indian context. However, agriculture is a State Subject, whereas Forestry is in the concurrent list. As per the rules of business, agroforestry research is with the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) but its development, extension is not allotted to any ministry or departments. There is a need for better Center—State coordination on agroforestry. A more effective coordinating mechanism between Forest and Agriculture Departments both at the national and state levels is required for which establishment of an apex coordinating body or institutional support mechanism at inter-ministerial level to take policy decisions on agroforestry is need of the hour.
Introduction Agroforestry is an important land use system, particularly, in the present day scenario, when the availability of land has decreased tremendously and the population is increasing at a fast
A. K. Singh Natural Resource Management Division, ICAR, New Delhi, 110012, India S. K. Dhyani (&) National Research Centre for Agroforestry, Jhansi, 284003, Uttar Pradesh, India e-mail: [email protected]@gmail.com
pace. It has been envisaged that agroforestry programs cannot succeed in isolation. They have to be people’s programs. Participation of local people at every stage, viz., planning, execution, selection of area, choice of species, management, harvesting, distribution of produce and benefits, etc., is essential. People’s participation should be encouraged owing to the fact that people in the villages know their needs and interests better than government officials working at block, district, and state levels. The main reasons for the non-adoption agroforestry programs to the desired extent have been the lack of participation of people and their representatives at the planning and execution stages at the local level in the absence of separate policy for Agroforestry.
J. C. Dagar et al. (eds.), Agroforestry Systems in India: Livelihood Security & Ecosystem Services, Advances in Agroforestry 10, DOI: 10.1007/978-81-322-1662-9_12, Springer India 2014
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Need of Agroforestry Policies Agroforestry growth and development is influenced by various policies of the economy like credit, trade, taxation, power, transport, etc. (Kareemulla et al. 2007). These policies impact the sector either directly or indirectly besides the core forest policies which have a larger bearing on the agroforestry policies in the Indian context. Historically, trees in India have been managed and regulated by customary law. The 73rd Amendment to the Constitution and the recommendations of Bhuria Committee in 1996 have given the Panchayats wide powers of control over the natural resources including land a
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