Family farmers state: Agroecological transition increases the amount of water
Keywords:
family farmers, agroecology, agroforestry system, soil conservationAbstract
Since 1 993, farming families in Araponga, Minas Gerais, Brazil, started intercropping coffee and pastures with trees. The management of agroecological transition contributed to the recovery and conservation of water; increases in the amount of water in springs and table levels was observed in all properties as well as the resurgence of springs.
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