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What is an Agroforestry?

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Agroforestry is an integration of trees, crops and livestock on the same plot of land. The main objective is on the interaction among them .
Example: intercropping of two or more crops between different species of trees and shrubs, which results in higher yielding and reducing the operation costs.
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