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AGROFORESTRY NEWSLINE >>> September, 2004

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News of the science and practice of temperate agroforestry in North

America, brought to you by the Association for Temperate Agroforestry

(AFTA).

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IN THIS EDITION:

* Proceedings of 2003 Conference Now Available

* Videos & Photos from World Agroforestry Congress

* Find USFS Publications with TreeSearch

* PLEC Promotes “Agrodiversity” in Developing Nations

* Deadline Near for Small Farms Grant Program

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Proceedings of 2003 Conference Now Available

www.aftaweb.org/bookshop1.php?page=46

Oregon State University was the host of the 8th North American Agroforestry Conference, “Agroforestry and Riparian Buffers for Land Productivity and Environmental Stability,” in June, 2003. The proceedings have been published in PDF format o­n a CD and are now available for purchase. Follow the link above for more information o­n how to order copies.

Videos & Photos from World Agroforestry Congress

http://conference.ifas.ufl.edu/wca/

Of interest to both those who attended, and those who missed, the recent World Agroforestry Congress in Orlando, videos of the keynote speeches are now available o­n the Congress website. Visitors can view presentations by the inaugural speaker, Nobel Laureate Dr. Norman Borlaug, and plenary speakers Dr. M.S. Swaminathan , Hon. James Moseley, Dr. Hosny El-Lakany, Dr. P.K. Nair, and Dr. Dennis Garrity. A variety of photos of the conference symposia, concurrent sessions and special events are also o­nline.

Find USFS Publications with TreeSearch

www.treesearch.fs.fed.us

Treesearch is an o­nline system for locating and delivering publications by Research and Development scientists in the USDA Forest Service, including many related to agroforestry. Publications in the collection include research monographs published by USFS as well as papers published by other organizations in their journals, conference proceedings, or books. Treesearch lets you search listings by author, keyword, originating Station or date. o­nce you have selected a publication, you can view and print the entire publication o­nline.

PLEC Promotes ‘Agrodiversity” in Developing Nations

http://www.unu.edu/env/plec/

The United Nations University’s (UNU) Project o­n People Land Management and Ecosystem Conservation (PLEC) promotes the concept of “agrodiversity” as a sustainable and participatory approach to protecting biodiversity and improving rural livelihoods in developing nations. PLEC defines agrodiversity as “the many ways in which farmers use the natural diversity of the environment for livelihoods, including their choice of crops and animals but also their management of land, water and biota as a whole.” The agrodiversity concept overlaps with agroforestry and covers four elements, i.e. biophysical, management, agrobiodiversity and organizational. Learn more via an o­nline listserv and the newsletter, “PLEC News and Views.”

Deadline Near for Small Farms Grant Program

www.csrees.usda.gov/fo/fundview.cfm?fonum=1200

October 5 is the deadline for proposals for a new USDA program, “Enhancing the Prosperity of Small Farms & Rural Agricultural Communities.” Part of the National Research Initiative, its priority areas are (1) environmental management & compliance, (2) enhancd profitability of small farms, (3) adoption of new agricultural technologies and agribusiness development, and (4) identification of emerging opportunities & threats for small to medium sized farms, & associated rural communities. Researchers at land grant colleges and other educational institutions are eligible to apply.

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

Thanks to the following correspondents and sources for the information they contributed this month: Center for Rural Affairs, Claire Rhodes, HortIdeas.

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