Agroforestry Solutions for Soil Restoration and Sustainable Land Management

Ram Prakesh Yadav, Prakash Kumar Jha, Amitava Rakshit, Vijay Singh Meena

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Year: 2026
• Topic: Technology & Engineering
• eBook ISBN:
  9780443340994
• Subtopic: Environmental Science
• Index: Technology & Engineering

Agroforestry Solutions for Soil Restoration and Sustainable Land Management, a volume in the Agricultural Soil Degradation and Restoration series, offers a rigorous, cross-disciplinary assessment of tree–crop integration as a driver of resilient landscapes and livelihoods around the world. Rooted in edaphic science, agroecology, and development studies, it analyzes contemporary pressures, evaluates viable interventions, and maps forward-looking research avenues. By blending empirical evidence with policy considerations, it demonstrates how diversified, multi-species systems enhance nutrient balance, water regulation, carbon dynamics, and biodiversity, while supporting stable incomes and high-quality food.This essential resource for researchers, educators, and practitioners covers design principles, deployment pathways, governance, extension strategies, and economic analysis, complemented by real-world case studies. Readers will find robust study designs, interoperable data assets, and reproducible workflows that enable scalable decision-making and monitoring. The narrative emphasizes UNCCD targets and climate-smart land use, with clear implications for sustainable intensification and ecosystem stewardship. - Explores multidisciplinary science for ensuring long-term sustainable agriculture - Equips readers with the knowledge and tools to apply and optimize microbial interventions in agroforestry systems - Emphasizes innovative management practices for addressing current and emerging soil health challenges

Table of contents

• Title of Book
• Chapter 1. Carbon sequestration and nutritional security through agroforestry systems: A look at climate change issues
• Chapter 2. Carbon farming with trees: The role of agroforestry in climate change mitigation and soil health restoration
• Chapter 3. Quantifying the carbon sequestration potential of agroforestry systems
• Chapter 4. Harvesting the future: Strategic agroforestry interventions for carbon sequestration
• Chapter 5. Farming-linked global carbon credit market: A boon for agroforestry farmers
• Chapter 6. Agroforestry: An innovative strategy for combating climate change, soil improvement, ensuring food and shelter security
• Chapter 7. Diverse land-use systems in the Eastern Himalayas: Ecological dynamics and carbon storage potential
• Chapter 8. Reclaiming salt-affected soils through agroforestry approaches
• Chapter 9. Land-use systems and their influence on soil health and fertility
• Chapter 10. Agroforestry for management of salt-affected soils in arid and semiarid regions
• Chapter 11. Soil organic carbon dynamics in selected agroforestry systems of the temperate zone
• Chapter 12. Restoration of saline land through revegetation: Present status, strategies, and the way forward
• Chapter 13. Agroforestry and soil nutrient enrichment: Focus on nano-selenium in fodder
• Chapter 14. Enhancing nutrient cycling and soil fertility through diverse agroforestry systems
• Chapter 15. Agroforestry systems for sustainable soil fertility: Harnessing nutrient cycling, nitrogen fixation, and organic matter dynamics
• Chapter 16. Conservation of fodder genetic resources and management with agroforestry biodiversity
• Chapter 17. Multifunctional ecosystem services of agroforestry for environmental sustainability
• Chapter 18. Agroforestry as a land-use option for ecosystem restoration
• Chapter 19. Regenerative agroforestry for sustainable rehabilitation of degraded lands
• Chapter 20. Applied regenerative agroforestry for land rehabilitation: Mechanisms, models, and case studies
• Chapter 21. Agroforestry for ecological restoration and socioeconomic resilience: Revitalizing landscapes and strengthening rural livelihoods
• Chapter 22. Sustaining biodiversity through agroforestry landscapes
• Chapter 23. Agroforestry systems in Sikkim Himalaya for livelihood empowerment
• Chapter 24. Agroforestry solutions for soil restoration and sustainable land management
• Chapter 25. Developing agroforestry-based wood industries: Challenges and opportunities
• Chapter 26. Shade dynamics in agroforestry and agrivoltaic systems: Exploring spatiotemporal effects on crop adaptation and productivity
• Chapter 27. Agroforestry systems: Opportunities, challenges, and the way forward
• Index