The study was carried out at Kandaghat block in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh with the aim to identify different existing agroforestry systems and to assess the demographic and socio-economic conditions of farmers. Agrisilviculture (AS), Agrisilvipastoral (ASP), Agrisilivihorticulture (ASH), Agrihortisilviculture (AHS), Hortipastoral (HP) and Silvipastoral (SP) were prominent system in the studied area. Five types of agroforestry systems were practised by the marginal and six systems each by small and medium categories. Amongst them, ASP and SP were most widely adopted irrespective of farmers’ category. | Identification of existing agroforestry systems and socio-economic assessment in Kandaghat Block of Solan district Himachal Pradesh India
