Assessment of farmer-adopted agroforestry systems in Panagar block of Jabalpur district, M.P.

To chronicle the agroforestry system used by farmers in their field area, a study was carried out in the Jabalpur district's Panagar block. During 2024–2025, farmers were surveyed using questionnaires to gather information on topics such as tree species selection, horticultural and agricultural crops, animal husbandry and planting patterns (on bunds, blocks or scattered in the field). The findings showed that the six agroforestry system types that the farmers of the Panagar Block liked were the agri-silvi-horti system, the agri-silvi-pasture system, the hori-agri system, the silvi-agri system, the agri-horti-pasture system and the silvi-agri-horti-pasture system. Compared to other systems, the productivity for the Horti-agri system adoption rate (29%) was higher. Additionally, it was reported that the majority of farmers preferred the following fruit-based systems: Agri-silvi-horti, Horti-agri, Agri-horti-pasture and Silvi-agri-horti-pasture: Mango (33.59%), Ber (26.72%), Guava (16.79%), Papaya (12.21%), Amla (6.87%) and Bel (3.82%). In contrast, the tree-based systems were preferred by Teak (26.53%), Mahua (20.41%), Neem (14.29%), Tendu (13.27%), Eucalyptus (10.20%), Palas (9.18%) and Acacia (6.12%). The majority of farmers raise livestock. In their fields, the majority of farmers favor bund and scattered planting.