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Agroforestry

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A system of land use in which harvestable trees or shrubs are grown among or around crops or on pastureland in order to increase production, generate short-term income, and benefit the environment (for example, by erosion control).

Source: Murray-Darling Basin Commission, The River Glossary 

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