caa a22 4500 465776620 CHVBK 20180323111943.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19900501xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00122809 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00122809 Allen James Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, 14853-3001, Ithaca, NY, USA aut Homestead tree planting in two rural Swazi communities [Elektronische Daten] [James Allen] Tree planting practices were investigated on a total of 95 homesteads in two communities in rural Swaziland. Information was also collected on socioeconomic characteristics of the homesteads. In both the study areas, Sigombeni and Bhekinkhosi, there was considerable variation amongst individual homesteads in size, relative wealth (as indicated by cattle and motor vehicle ownership), and amount and types of trees planted. Eighty-five percent of all homesteads in Sigombeni and 73 percent in Bhekinkhosi had planted at least one tree. Common forms of planting included small woodlots, fruit trees, and ornamentals. Virtually all the woodlots consisted of two introduced wattle species (Acacia mearnsii and A. decurrens). The most commonly planted fruit trees were avocadoes, bananas, and peaches. No complex or labor-intensive agroforestry practices (such as maize/leucaena intercropping) were observed. There was some evidence that the poorest and newest homesteads were the least likely to have planted any trees and that the richest homesteads were the most likely to have planted woodlots. The results indicate that forestry research and extension efforts should take into account homestead characteristics, and strive to offer a range of tree planting options that vary in input requirements, labor needs, and complexity. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Agroforestry nationallicence social forestry nationallicence woodlots nationallicence fruit trees nationallicence Swaziland nationallicence Agroforestry Systems Kluwer Academic Publishers 11/1(1990-05-01), 11-22 0167-4366 11:1<11 1990 11 10457 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122809 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00122809 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Allen James Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, 14853-3001, Ithaca, NY, USA aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Agroforestry Systems Kluwer Academic Publishers 11/1(1990-05-01), 11-22 0167-4366 11:1<11 1990 11 10457 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer