cornlrey and demnluz ii needed (lire lairer planis also
mmml giasses ii planied as pan ola weed lramer)

rerlupr lire inain luncnon oi anunal species in lire
iropies is lo "recycle" plani wasus and in help eunrrol
lire raurpanr growlii ol ground cover nie urual
dornesiic speeies, olten penned, are pigs, snickens,
gene, guinra pip, nbbfls, pigeons, and milling goae,
saille, or bull-In. Horses and bu|lnd<s m oren perlorrn
drauglu anrrnal lumions

Moreover, useiul endeinic anrrnal species (and
especially island ipzclki oi resrrided nalural range)
need to be nroie widely exarruned lor llieir paroeular
uses, and seleered Int ilrelr iunerrons m a wldrr sel oi
inals oul oi llieir nonnal range

in the eslablisned lropieal syslern, geese conirol
pondedge gases, and wallaoy or snull grams keep
[onstdnnnpind parlrsopen, bom are enrouiaged oy
leedlnyoul bull or pullard in lire areas id be elipped.

Where no Ions or pylnons llrreaien poullry, desks ol
guinea [MM and liens, ducks and billmlls perrorni
invaluable peri-conirol and rnariurial/scavenglng
roles. wneie predaiors are a pmhlm special mining,
or pigeons in sale eleraled locals, may be are only way
so keep Inwl m elveels oi elecrrre lenres in lropisel
areas it nor wuiun loner edges, are onen nullified ey
ilie ianlc growlli oieoaree grarses, and oeeorne illaplns
live lor repelling pyinon, pig oaridieooee and taxes For
lii‘ie reason, fun! lines uiusi oe planied wrlli a dense
perennial ground sarpel oi low herbaceous planis lo
erslude gram, or overslraded by line compias.

10.10

THEMES ON A COCONUT 0R
PALM—DOMINANT POLYCULTURE

There are rnany eunsideralions lo bring io lire planning
or a euconul or palnrdorninanl polyoillure, they (all
doali min in AM lollovring memes:

- srruerure and zoning

- Species seleeuon.

e Paileriung

. mum-ills.

. ire—working old planlaaona

- roe erreels oi planlauon nionoeulnue.

EnlUCrURE

Any liurnld iropiral polyeulrure llial duplieaies or
unnales ilie noirnal sin-mil: oia wpical lonsi lsllkely
lo sueoeed. The sirueiure or line sysiein reiers io lire
linal eross-seellonal appearanee ol any polyeullure,
Near large rnarlcelr, or rnass lransporl sysierru, ii is
ouue leasilile io lnlroduee large nee specie. lnio me
palin syslern, and lo use llie lruils and ours as a
supplemeniary markzl crop Amnnd villages, a lar
more eornpler and species—rid. approach is needed,
van! luel, iodder, maural nuiierials and basis ioods,
oils. and nredirinals in a complex iniererop lleurole

lroni senileo-ienl or oiarlcei, sorrie livesioelc ranging
lpigs, cattle) all be ronieinplrled, wlili use iruererop
seleoied so assisi anrrnals on range over dry periods, ns
ground lorage, or as a diup iroin iodder lrees sueli as
rigs, orerdlruie. pflplyzmr inpi rdulis

memey «o village or selllernenl decidzs speeies
eonrpleiuly and (by iiaiplieaiion), slniclure, in inai
laboureinsensive syslerns are less placed close lo lne
vulage. zoning oul, we rniglu plaoe;

- Produclive lrecs .n pllm; (Imal spe
rlguieiodm.

. Palms wimin crop and avenue ciopping between
palnrsnoral species- so-dsl riguaelusu

- Ammil lorage and lree range in palrns iloial
sped 3.2m figureilum

r village garden and iiellis, rooi crop, greens ilolal
species» ion—ism Figure mm,

. Fuelewood in dwarl palrn (loial species 3-4)
figure m3”;

- roiesi and oee resaves

ll is in and around llie village llial srnall livesiocli,
iully' eulniie padl map and ierraoe lsappropnale.

 

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comm so: smclassszcnoN
Fur ariy one sie a releeuon oi speeres inal gri will a
polrn polyeullure nae lo oe nude. sorne ciiieria are

in village. A mosale oi the lull range oi lood, clan,
and rriedieinals is needed. Spedal lniensive riop such
as lungi, padi, and even algae can ire planned
Experirnmal plots ran oe loeeled liere

mm, species are selecred ascording lo a general
zoning/use-plan. ii is lielplul ii.

- Species are suiled lo soils A mosaic approaen is
indicaied oased on soil drainage and numtnt siaius ll
lhzsihe is rorriplex, rlienso slrould belle rnarn trope

- Species are locally noepiaole, or are very sunllar lo
loeal rypes New inlroduciions need lrials and
inslrum'on as lo processrng.

r Species cliosen have a wrde poleniial lor pm—
osa rig Coconuls have nundreds ollcnown produels or
uses; iiiis 3W6 marka ileicil-rilily,

r species do nor becoine i-arnparil (unless llley are
eonirolled lry livsssoclc or euldyadonl

- niere is good iniorrnaiion, soine varrelal iypes.
and assured yield or law inanagernenl lnpui lor um
species used

- Specles are winpahblvrsuch as ilioselisied irerein.

. Spedes serve a pnsem and lunire Est-Rial use iris
inaeclr, iuels, oils, dryfimled loodi.

v , l n
Fur coeonuis. and nrany inner speeies 15nlw, yarn,
iaro, oanana, papayai iliere are dozens oi variel' s
developed ior qulk specific sues. soils, rnieioeliniales,
or uses there are coeonul palnu ideally suieed lo oil
Produdinfl, wlule oineis piodure very rine qualily cup
ropia lor lernple use, and oiners aie ideal lor shredded
coeonui, eoconul nulk, lreeli nul nurkfis, and so on.
Tirere are dwari, rnediurn—lreiglsl and rail varieles

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