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  1. Indigenous agroforestry in American Samoa

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    Author(s): Malala (Mike) Misa; Agnes M. Vargo
    Date: 1993
    Source: In: Raynor. Bill; Bay, Roger R. technical coordinators. 1993. Proceedings of the workshop on research methodologies and applications for Pacific Island agroforestry; July 16-20, 1990; Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-140. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 83
    Publication Series: General Technical Report (GTR)
    Station: Pacific Southwest Research Station
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    Agroforestry exists in American Samoa as a system where indigenous trees and natural vegetation used for food, fuelwood, crafts and medicine are incorporated with traditional staple crops and livestock on a set piece of land, usually a mountainous slope. Most agroforests are taro-based (Colocasia esculenta). While nutritional, cultural, social, economic and ecological benefits are realized from the agroforest, sufficient quantitative and qualitative documentation and widespread knowledge of the importance of agroforestry is lacking. Other problems include a shift toward monocropping, the land tenure system, illegal watershed intrusion, and the threat of pesticide misuse. To promote this highly sustainable and culturally important system, a holistic approach including detailed documentation, setting up of demonstration plots, and an active education program are suggested.

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    Misa, Malala (Mike); Vargo, Agnes M. 1993. Indigenous agroforestry in American Samoa. In: Raynor. Bill; Bay, Roger R. technical coordinators. 1993. Proceedings of the workshop on research methodologies and applications for Pacific Island agroforestry; July 16-20, 1990; Kolonia, Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia. Gen. Tech. Rep. PSW-GTR-140. Albany, CA: Pacific Southwest Research Station, Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture; p. 83

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