Khejri Agroforestry Ecosystem Services Assessment

An assessment of Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) based agroforestry systems for ecosystem services. Data on provisioning, regulating, supporting, aesthetic, and religious services were collected through document review and field observations in arid and semi-arid regions. The study identified fourteen services provided by these systems, which were found to enhance farm income and soil fertility compared to sole cropping.

Use Cases

• Compare farm income and profitability between agroforestry and sole cropping systems based on the described economic analysis.
• Model soil fertility and organic matter changes under different land-use systems based on the described comparative findings.
• Assess the resilience of agricultural systems to hostile climatic conditions based on the described ecosystem services framework.
• Quantify monetary outcomes of agroforestry for policy assessment based on the described identification of ecosystem services.

Strengths

• Identifies fourteen distinct ecosystem services provided by Khejri-based agroforestry.
• Compares agri-silvicultural and agri-silvi-horticultural systems against sole cropping, finding more services and profits.
• Reports improved soil fertility and organic matter under Khejri systems compared to other land-use systems.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Chaudhary Charan Singh Haryana Agricultural University

Collection Method

Data collected through document review and field observations in traditional Khejri agroforestry fields.

Geography

Arid and semi-arid regions (implied to be in India, given the institution).