Theory question 106
Forestry and Wildlife(a) Define the term Taungya system.
(b) State five conditions that favour the practice of taungya system in Nigeria.
(c) State two advantages of the system to each of the following (i) farmers (ii) foresters.
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(a) Taungya is a system in which farmers grow food crops between young forest trees on forest land, tending the trees until their canopy closes
(b) Any five: shortage of farmland/high population pressure; availability of forest reserve land; landless farmers willing to work; government forestry policy supporting it; fertile forest soils; suitable climate for both crops and trees; demand for timber
(c)(i) Farmers: free/cheap fertile land; food and income from crops; fewer land disputes
(ii) Foresters: cheap establishment and weeding of tree seedlings; reduced cost of forest regeneration; trees protected from fire and grazing
Define, then five conditions and two advantages each.