Question

Differentiate between agroforestry and social forestry.

Answer 1

Agroforestry:

1. Agroforestry refers to any sustainable land-use system that maintains or increases total yields by combining food crops (annuals) with tree crops (perennials) and/or livestock on the same unit of land, either alternately or concurrently, using management practices that suit the social and cultural characteristics of the.

Social forestry:

1. Social forestry is the management, preservation, and planting of trees on bare ground.

S.No.	Agroforestry	Social forestry
1.	Deals with a combination of tree and agriculture crops.	Deals with both forest and fruit trees.
2.	People do this to own their land.	People directly participated in and execute programs in community places.
3.	Activities limited to farmer's own land i.e., homestead, farmland, etc.	It extends throughout the community places including Government and forests also.