Download or read book The Use of Economics in Diagnosis and Design of Agroforestry Systems written by D. A. Hoekstra and published by . This book was released on 1985 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working paper on use of economic analysis and economic research methodology in the diagnosis and design of agroforestry systems for developing countries - describes the identification of relevant socio- economic data at macro and micro level, and use of cost benefit analysis with empirical data or simulation of data relating to choice of technology, valuation of inputs and outputs, etc.; gives an example of cost benefit analysis applied to alley cropping versus existing cropping patterns, and the alternative use of non-numerical economic analysis where hard data is unavailable.