Agroforestry: One Step towards Mitigate the Climate Change

Abstract

Agroforestry is a sustainable land use system where woody perennials, agricultural crops and fodders are grown on the same unit of land. Farmers grow trees of Acacia nilotica, Acacia catechu, Dalbergia sissoo, Mangifera indica, Zizyphus mauritiana and Gmelina arborea etc. in farm land. It plays a drastic role in climate change mitigation due to its tree components. Trees intake CO₂ (most predominant GHG) in their biomass. Besides climate change mitigation agroforestry helps in adaptation of climate change. People should be aware about the benefits and scope of agroforestry and they should develop this practice in India. Agroforestry system is ecologically sound and economically viable with enhancement of farm productivity, improve soil health through little fall, maintaining environment by climate change mitigation (carbon sequestration), phytoremediation, watershed protection and biodiversity conservation.