Agroforestry extension in Paraguay - The participants' perspective

Agroforestry is among the practices that can address the problems caused by unsustainable agriculture in Latin America. In eastern Paraguay, some smal l-scale subsistence farmers have already been motivated to adopt agroforest ry; they expect their trees to produce fuelwoad and forage while improving the soil in their crop fields and home gardens. For many others, however, s kepticism and lack of resources remain barriers to adopting alternative lan d-use strategies-and pose a challenge to local, national, and international organizations.