Agroforestry Glossary

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Agroforestry, although age-old in practice, has now established itself as a new science. This field of study draws its terminology from a range of scientific disciplines. Whether as scientists or practitioners, those involved need to communicate easily and precisely. There is, therefore, a need to comprehend the range of terms that are in common usage, whether these are derived from agriculture, horticulture, forestry, ecology, soil science or some other cognate discipline.

For those without a broad knowledge of the various disciplines, or for those who are not completely familiar with technical English, some to the terms being used in agroforestry may be obscure or even unknown. To overcome this, the World Agroforestry Centre has complied a glossary for agroforestry. Key definitions are given on this website, and a book with 1,400 terms is available from the Centre. For further details of this publication (‘Glossary for Agroforestry’ compiled and edited by Peter Huxley and Helen van Houten (1997), please contact:

Publications Officer

World Agroforestry Centre (ICRAF)

PO Box 30677-00100 GPO

Nairobi

Kenya

Email: icraf@cgiar.org