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Thrust 2: Water Utilisation for Fuel-Wood
and Timber Production
The direction and driving force
for research activities and outputs are determined by
the strategic focus to improve the knowledge of the
processes of production of trees in woodlands, plantation
forestry and trees planted in combination with food
and forage crops.
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Programme 1:
Water-efficient production methods and systems in
agro-forestry, woodlands and forestry plantations |
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In catchment areas
where trees are a prominent feature of land use,
runoff and deep percolation of water can be
reduced. Management of these so-called streamflow
reduction activities necessitates an understanding
of the water use by trees and the competitive or
complementary relationship of water use by trees
and water use by staple food and forage crops. Due
to research specialisation, separate attention is
given in this programme to increase the efficiency
of water use by trees in woodlands and plantations
for fuelwood and timber production. |
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KSA 4: Water Utilisation in
Agriculture