Agroforestry: Realities, Possibilities and Poten- tials. 1987. 236 p. gr8vo. Hardbound.

The term 'agroforestry' has been variously defined and applied to manytraditional tree intercropping systems, as well as to newly-designedcombinations of improved woody perennials with crops and/or animals.It has been heralded as a new scientific discipline and the solution toproblems of sustaining agricultural production in the tropics, and ithas been dismissed out of hand as just another buzzword in the arena ofinternational development. Within those extremes, there is obviously awide area for debate, and the results of one such debate, presented ata series of seminars held at the University of Florida between October1985 and June 1986, are to be found in this book. The sustained natureof the discussion, based on reviews of selected areas of the subject andon thorough analyses of case histories drawn from many scientific andgeographic perspectives, gives a unique blend of history, ecology,anthropology, agriculture and forestry, and forms a firm foundation forthe evaluation of the realities, the possibilities, and the potentialsof agroforestry, both as a discipline worthy of university research, andas a practical contribution to world needs.