GCEAgricultural ScienceFisheries and Forestry2024

Taungya farming is best described as a system in which

AFish are cultured alongside rice in flooded paddies
BFood crops are grown between newly planted tree seedlings in forest plantationsCORRECT
CCattle are grazed under mature forest canopies to improve soil fertility
DForest trees are planted along the boundaries of farmland as windbreaks
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Taungya is an agroforestry system originating from Burma (Myanmar) in which farmers are permitted to grow food crops between rows of newly established forest tree seedlings. As the trees mature and the canopy closes, crop production ceases. This system benefits both the forester (reduced plantation establishment costs) and the farmer (access to land).
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