Pruned-tree hedgerow fallow Systems in Mindanao, the Philippines
Issue Date
2007
Abstract
However, while alley cropping has proven beneficial under some conditions, more and more farmers who adopted the practice have ceased cropping and have left their hedgerowed fields fallow. This practice has been observed in many parts of the Philippines, particularly in Claveria, Mindanao (Mercado 1997); Aklan, Iloilo; Matalom, Leyte (Fujisaka and Cenas 1993); the Bicol region (Payonga 1997); and JalaJala, Rizal (Gomez 1997). Similar observations are reported in Zambia (Franzel unpubl.) and Cameroon (ICRAF 1996). Apparently, there are constraints to the maintenance of contour hedgerow systems that have not yet been adequately understood. As a consequence, two questions arise: Why do farmers fallow their alley farms when alley cropping was supposedly designed to sustain crop production? Are there prospective advantages in doing so?
Source or Periodical Title
Voices from the Forest: Integrating Indigenous Knowledge into Sustainable Upland Farming
Page
403-413
Document Type
Book Chapter
Language
English
Recommended Citation
P.D Suson, 'Pruned-tree hedgerow fallow systems in Mindanao, the Philippines', In: Cairns, M. (ed.). 2007. Voices from the forest: integrating indigenous knowledge into sustainable upland farming. Washington, DC: RFF Press, pp.403-408, 2007
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