ABSTRACT
FromtheefficiencycriteriadiscussedinChapter1(Table1.2)and especiallyinthe3rdWorldhumidtropicsafarmingsystemwhichneedsno artificialfertilizerisbetterthanonewhichneedsmuch,forthereasons listedbelow,thoughit'salsorecognizedthatinsomecases,(5)and(7), artificialfertilizerscanbeusedpositivelytoreducedeforestationand rehabilitateland.Inthecontextofforestgardensthisrequiresbriefreview ofthenutritionalarrangementsoffarmingsystemsandoftheirparent,the GreatForest.
