Stephen Nicholson Kunde Co., Inc. 2311 Woodbridge St. #170 Roseville, MN 55113 http://www.kundeco.com 651-484-0114 -----Original Message----- From: Torsten Mark Kowal [SMTP:tmkowal@globalnet.hn] Sent: Thursday, October 01, 1998 11:55 PM To: FOREST@listserv.funet.fi Subject: Rural Develpment Forestry and Agroforestry Dear Colleagues, However there seems to have been little serious discussion of themes in two interlinked areas: these neglected disciplines are, in my view, Rural Development Forestry and, within this, Agroforestry, both highly relevant to the role of trees/forests in tropical and temperate landscapes. 1. Is there a particular reason why so few queries and comments on this list deal with topics related to these two disciplines? Has anyone ever carried out an analysis of the topics discussed on this list during its lifespan, to review whether the topics discussed so far have covered the full scope of 'forestry' within land use, or to ascertain any bias in the topics addressed? Yes, I believe there is a a good reason. At one time there was, and may still be, an Agroforestry discussion/news group. I believe it pre-dated this one, though I cannot be sure. Years ago when I monitored it, that news group had the problem of being the catch-all for forestry of all types and, thereby, diluting its Agroforestry focus. But it was still an important source of information. It struck me that there is a heavy emphasis on forest industry (thus the vigorous ongoing debates on plantations and the impact of industrial scale forestry) and that this might explain the limited attention to the nuts-and-bolts of RDF/agroforestry research, extension and project management. In my opinion, Agroforestry is part of the "forest industry". The black walnut grower intercopping soybeans or ginseng may not gross what International Paper or Boise Cascade does but it is a business none-the-less.
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