HW2 Agroforestry Slides Sustainable Ag

Slide 1: 

Agroforestry Farming by Craig Bessermin Toledo District Village of San Pedro Columbia at the Maya Mountain Research Farm Belize, C.A.

Location of the Maya Mountain Research Farm (MMRF) : 

Location of the Maya Mountain Research Farm (MMRF)

Slide 3: 

to research and demonstrate within an ecosystem locally appropriate alternative technologies and sustainable agricultural techniques that promote and ensure food security, economic security, and social equity, and to transfer this information to people in Toledo District, the rest of Belize and to other interested persons. Agroforestry Food System river dory wood ornamentals pineapples river MMRF

Polyculture : 

Polyculture Agriculture that uses multiple crops within the same location to improve yields and benefit the natural ecosystem

Organic Nutrients : 

Organic Nutrients arachis pintoi no till fertilizer Nourishment that generates a healthy biota, free of chemicals.

Rainwater Capture System : 

Rainwater Capture System The capture and redistribution of rainwater for agricultural purposes

Shade Grown : 

Shade Grown commodity crop grown under canopy that benefits the natural ecology of the region cacao coffee

Positive Social Structure : 

Positive Social Structure An environment that generates the ability to positively chill yet still remain productive at a moments notice

Educational Center : 

Educational Center hands on workshops A place to learn more about the environment that you live and work within

Free Range Chickens : 

Free Range Chickens Chickens foraging for their food unbound by their habitat

Biodiversity : 

Biodiversity The variety of living organisms considered at all levels of organization, including the genetic, species, and higher taxonomic levels; and the variety of habitats and ecosystems, as well as the processes occurring therein.

Carbon Sink : 

Carbon Sink grasses trees canopy soil A reservoir that sequesters carbon from the atmosphere

Pollinators : 

Pollinators the vector or biotic agent that transfers pollen from the male anthers of the flower to the female stigma of the flower for fertilization and sexual reproduction

Transportation Barriers : 

Transportation Barriers Barriers that impede economic, social, and sustainable growth

Inefficient Farming System : 

Inefficient Farming System a food system that requires more energy input then the output harvested, or, system in which energy outputs may be reasonably increased.

Communication Barriers : 

Communication Barriers natural or created barriers that impede communication