This article focuses on the use of plantations to produce biomass energy products. This integration of trees with (potential) intercropping in the agricultural system is called agro-forestry. However, if the demand for renewable energy from biomass sources is to be met, large plots of agricultural land will have to be converted to agro-forestry systems. As part of the Haryana Social Forestry Project, the state government is encouraging the establishment of agro-forestry plantations on salt-affected Panchayat lands.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/economic-feasibility-and-socio-economic-impact-biosaline-agro-forestry-systems
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/leon-stille
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/development-alternatives
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/soil-salinisation
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/wasteland-development
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/agroforestry
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/energy
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/biomass-gasification
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/haryana