BUDDHIST AGROFORESTRY LEARNING FOR SOCIAL AND MENTAL DEVELOPMENT

Abstract

Increasing the variety of activities and properly managing will help farmers receive both direct and indirect benefits from the agroforestry system such as increasing income, reducing expenses, reducing production costs including having food for consumption. Agroforestry provides plants for living, for home use fuel and herbs and also provides a good environment for farmers to live in. Therefore, the agroforestry system should be promoted as an alternative for farmers to sustainably use the land. This is because the results of the study indicate that agroforestry can actually benefit farmers and also benefit the community and the environment as a whole that is consistent with the goals of the principle of sustainable use of land. It is a system that can authentically: be implemented; be environmental friendly; conserve natural resources; be accepted by farmers and society; have a wide variety of production; reduce production risks; be an economically viable system concerning long-term benefits.