Agroforestry for natural forest protection

On farm agroforestry practice helps to reduce the pressure of community forests and other natural forests for fodder, fuel wood and timber.

Nepal is overpopulating and the demand of fodder, forage, fuel wood and timber for higher standard of living is constantly on the rise. Therefore the demand for more resources is growing to levels that cannot be sustained. Since forests provide a large portion of the Nepal’s resources, many forests are cut down or burned, which is directly associated with the high demand of fodder, forage, fuel wood and timber to meet the need of farmers and other  manufacturing companies.

Another major direct cause for forest depletion is simply burning forests for farmland. Many poor farmers burn or cut small portions of forests so they can have room for farming and cattle. The reason forests are burned for the farmland is due to the rich minerals fertility of the soil and the need of agriculture products to provide food for growing population.

Trees are also cut down for economical purposes. Another cause for forest degradation is the forest fire. The deforestation rate in Nepal is about 2.2%, which is to meet the need of fodder, forage, fuel wood, timber and other purposes. As more roads are built to provide access to rural areas of Nepal more deforestation is evident.