Compound farms of southeastern Nigeria: a predominant agroforestry homegarden system with crops and small livestock.

摘要: Compound farms are a homegarden-type of agroforestry system involving the deliberate management multipurpose trees and shrubs in multistoried association with agricultural crops small livestock within compounds individual houses. In addition to advantages diversified production, risk minimization, improved labour nutrient use efficiences soil conservation, compound represent germplasm banks containing many useful tree/ shrub species currently disappearing due indiscriminate clearing fore woodlands.