Food forest

Food forest

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General performance

5 - Very effective

Details

Yes it has because I've seen it on the yields I get from the practices

Unintended positive side effects of practice

2 - No

Details

No

Unintended negative side effect of practice

1 - Yes

Details

Yes

Knowledge and skills required for practice

5 - High specialised knowledge required

Details

Yeah it does because organic farming is not an easy practice

Labour required for practice

5 - High labour required

Details

Yes..digging the sunken beds and also multistoreys require a lot of time

Cost associated with practice

1 - Low costs

Details

Most of the inputs needed you can source them from what is available

Does it work in degraded environments?

5 - Works well in depleted environment

Details

Most crops are drought resistant

Does it help restore land?

5 - Very effective

Details

Agroecology helps in improving soil fertility because it reduce the intake of chemical fertilizer in the soil

Climate change vulnerability effects

4 - Rather effective

Details

At times it helps in reducing climate changes due to planting crops that are resistant to climate changes

Time requirements

1 - Takes very long to work

Details

Yes..it takes a lot of time for the crops to mature