Participatory Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry on Sloping Land in North Korea
The action research project reported in this article used a participatory approach to select trees for sloping-land agroforestry as a key strategy for forest ecosystem restoration and local livelihood development. It was the first such project in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Kore...
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| description | The action research project reported in this article used a participatory approach to select trees for sloping-land agroforestry as a key strategy for forest ecosystem restoration and local livelihood development. It was the first such project in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) to use a participatory approach, empowering local user groups to develop their preferences for agroforestry species. Local knowledge of the multiple functions of agroforestry species ensured that the tree selection criteria included the value of timber, fruit, fodder, oil, medicines, fuelwood, and erosion control. Involving 67 farmers from 3 counties, this participatory selection process resulted in Prunus armeniaca, Castanea crenata, and Ziziphus jujuba being selected as the top 3 species for the development of sloping-land agroforestry in North Hwanghae Province. These trees embody what the region’s farmers value most: erosion control, production of fruit, and economic value. The participatory approach in agroforestry could help to meet both local needs for food security and the national objective of environmental conservation and has great potential for wide adaptation in North Korea and beyond. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-540b81f649b34ccfa1169390ae21f4c32022-12-22T02:52:50ZengInternational Mountain SocietyMountain Research and Development0276-47411994-71512015-11-0135431832710.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00046.1Participatory Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry on Sloping Land in North KoreaJun He0Myong Hyok Ho1Jianchu Xu2College of Economics and Management, Yunnan Agricultural University, Kunming 650204, China; World Agroforestry Centre, East and Central Asia Regional Office, Kunming 650201, ChinaMinistry of Land and Environmental Protection, Pyongyang, 999093, Democratic People's Republic of Korea; Centre for Mountain Ecosystem Studies, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming 650201, ChinaWorld Agroforestry Centre, East and Central Asia Regional Office, Kunming 650201, China; Centre for Mountain Ecosystem Studies, Kunming Institute of Botany, Kunming 650201, China; j.c.xu@cgiar.orgThe action research project reported in this article used a participatory approach to select trees for sloping-land agroforestry as a key strategy for forest ecosystem restoration and local livelihood development. It was the first such project in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) to use a participatory approach, empowering local user groups to develop their preferences for agroforestry species. Local knowledge of the multiple functions of agroforestry species ensured that the tree selection criteria included the value of timber, fruit, fodder, oil, medicines, fuelwood, and erosion control. Involving 67 farmers from 3 counties, this participatory selection process resulted in Prunus armeniaca, Castanea crenata, and Ziziphus jujuba being selected as the top 3 species for the development of sloping-land agroforestry in North Hwanghae Province. These trees embody what the region’s farmers value most: erosion control, production of fruit, and economic value. The participatory approach in agroforestry could help to meet both local needs for food security and the national objective of environmental conservation and has great potential for wide adaptation in North Korea and beyond.http://www.bioone.org/doi/full/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-15-00046.1agroforestry tree speciessloping-land managementparticipatory species selectionuser groupsDemocratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| spellingShingle | Jun He Myong Hyok Ho Jianchu Xu Participatory Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry on Sloping Land in North Korea Mountain Research and Development agroforestry tree species sloping-land management participatory species selection user groups Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| title | Participatory Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry on Sloping Land in North Korea |
| title_full | Participatory Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry on Sloping Land in North Korea |
| title_fullStr | Participatory Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry on Sloping Land in North Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | Participatory Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry on Sloping Land in North Korea |
| title_short | Participatory Selection of Tree Species for Agroforestry on Sloping Land in North Korea |
| title_sort | participatory selection of tree species for agroforestry on sloping land in north korea |
| topic | agroforestry tree species sloping-land management participatory species selection user groups Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
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