•National research centre for agroforestry is in – Jhansi (1988)

•Agroforestry is a form of – Multiple cropping

•Area under forest land in india is 71.22 mha which is 21.67% of geographical area.
•Area under forest land + tree cover is 24.56%
•Optimum area under forest required is – 33% of geographical area.
•Contribution of forest product to indian GDP is – 1.7%
•Contribution of forest product to world GDP is – 2%
•Highest forest product producing country is USA(27.6%) > Brazil(10.8%) > Canada(9.5%).
•Indian forest act came in existance in – 1927
•Forest conservation act came in 1980
•Forest School is established in Dehradun
•Van mahotsav day in india is celebrated on 1-7 july.
•World forestry day – 21st march
•International center for research in agroforesty (ICRAF) is in – Nairobi (kenya) 1978.
•A forest system which promote commercial tree growing by farmers on their own land is
called – farm foresty.
•Pollarding is done at - 2m height from the ground.
•Term social foresty was introduced by – Westoby
•Agroforesty system journal is published from - Neatherland
•Shifting cultivation is mostly prevelent in – North-east india
•Homegarden found in tropic are one of the classical example of – Agrisilvipastural system
•Headquarter of world agroforesty is in – Narobi
•Number of agroecological zone in india is – 20 ( by ICAR 8)
•Number of agroclimatic zone in india is – 15 ( by ICAR 131)
•National agroforesty policy of india is launched in 2014.
•Maharashtra,Rajasthan,MP,Karnataka are the state having highest total agroforesty areas as
compared to other state.
•Tree species which gives 6Fs ( food, fodder, fuel, fiber, fertilizer and fruit are called –
Multipurpose tree
•Growing of tree with agriculture crop is called – Agrisilviculture
•Indian journal of agroforesty is published from – Jhansi
•National agroforesty day is celebrated on – 8th may
•Light competition in agroforesty can be reduced through – Canopy management
•Father of indian Agroforesty is – K.G.Tejwani
•During which five year plan scientific agroforesty started in india – 7th five year plan
•The book “ An introduction to agroforesty ” is written by – P.K.R Nair
•Famous timber market in india is in – Yamuna nagar ( Haryana ).
•State having highest forest area is - MP.
•Component of social foresty are - Farm foresty , rural forestry , urban forestry
•Rural Forestry is also known as Extension Forestry.
•Foresty which is defined as forestry of the people, by the people and for the people is
called social forestry.
•Social foresty is the practised of forestry outside the conventional forest area for the
benefit of the rural and urban communities.
•Agroforesty is a sustainable land management systemwhich increase the use of land
combine the production of crop, fruits, forest plant and animals.
•Agroforesty is also known as tree crop planting system.
•Wind breaks are such structure which break the wind flow and reduce wind speed.
•Shelterbelt are rows of trees or shurbs planted across the wind direction for protection of
crop against wind.
•Tree which is known as “Flame of Forest” – Palash tree (Butea monosperma)
•Tree species which are used in Taungya Cultivation in up are – Shorea robusta, Tectona
grandis, Acacia catechu, Dalbergia sisso, Eucalyptus spp., populus spp.
•Father of agroforestry – J. Russel Smith
•Forest which as 80% plant of one species are called pure forest.
•India state of forest report (ISFR)is realeased after every - 2 year.
•Forest research institute is in - Dehradun (1906)
•Component of agroforesty:-
•Agrisilviculture – Crops + Forest trees
•Sylvo-pastoral system – Silviculture + Pasture management
•Agro-sylvo-pastoral system – agriculture crops + Forest crops + Pasture management
•Agri-horti-silviculture system – Agriculture + Horticulture + Silviculture
•Agri-silvi-Aquaculture system – Agriculture crops + Forest crops + Fish production