A home garden is a perfect way to bring a touch of nature into your living space, providing fresh produce, beautiful scenery, and a peaceful retreat. From selecting the right plants to proper maintenance, creating a thriving garden requires dedication and knowledge.

1. RAJIV GANDHI SOUTH CAMPUS, BARKACHHA, MIRZAPUR
AGF 501 : Agroforestry systems
BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY
Submitted To : Dr. Shashidhar K.S Presented By : Aman Pokhriyal
Assistant Professor M.Sc.[Ag.] Agroforestry
Department of Veterinary
and Animal Sciences
RGSC,BHU,Barkachha,
Mirzapur

2. HOMESTEAD
GARDEN

3. CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION ASPECTS
PRINCIPLE
-S
CONSTRAINT
&
CONCLUSION
AREA OF
PRACTICE
CHARACTERST-
ICS

4. INTRODUCTION
• Homestead garden is a traditional agroforestry system
and an important component in the livelihoods of rural
poor, and in the rural economy of the country.
• A homestead garden is intended to utilize the space
around a house to grow vegetables and limited food
crops.
• Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency.

5. • The word “homegarden” consists of diverse practices, from
growing vegetables behind houses to complex multistoried
systems.
• “Tropical Homegardens” consists of assemblage of plants,
which may include trees, shrubs,vines and herbaceous
plants, growing in or adjacent to a homestead or home
compound.
• Integration of trees, crops and animals in a same unit of land
in some form of spatial and temporal sequence within the
compounds of individual houses.

6. Where it is practised in India ?
• High Rainfall areas of South and South-East Asia.
• In India it is prevalent in Southern states like
Kerala,Tamil Nadu.
• Also common in North Eastern states like Assam,
Tripura, West Bengal and Parts of Island of
Andaman and Nicobar.

7. Characteristics of Homegardens:
• Tall Timber Trees.
• Trees provide timber, fruits & also support climber
such as cucrbit.
• eg. Anacardium occidentale , Artocarpus
heterophyllus , Cocus nucifera.
TOP LAYER
• Food crops such as banana, papaya
occupies layer of 1-3m .
MIDDLE LAYER
• Herbaceous plants.
• Mostly Vegetables upto 1m of height.
• eg. Tomato, cabbage, potato, pepper etc.
LOWER LAYER

8. Area varies from 0.2-0.5 ha.
Cattle and Poultry are the main
components of homestead
Pineapple is the most common fruit
grown.
In Hills the common spp. for home
gardens is Grewia optiva,Ficus
glomerata, Juglans regia.

9. In Rural areas fruit trees and commercial
tree spp. such as Acacia and Neem are of
common occurence.
Located near the residence.
High Diversity of plants.
Occupy a small area.
A Typical Homegarden in kerala

10. Home Garden Ecosystem

11. Production system that the poor
can easily enter at some level
Production is supplemental rather
than main source of family
consumption and income
Forage spp. like Stylo, Guinea
grass, Gauetmala, Napiere and
Setaria cephalis are also common.

12. ASPECTS OF HOME GARDEN :
ASPECTS OF
HOME GARDEN
ENHANCING
FOOD AND
NUTRITIONAL
SECURITY
PRESERVING
INDIGENOUS
KNOWLEDGE
AND CULTURE
CONSERVATION
OF
BIODIVERSITY
& NATURAL
RESOURCES LIVESTOCK &
OTHER
BENEFICIAL
ORGANISMS
INCOME
GENERATION

13. Principles of Homegardens
1. Subsistence Farming
2. Provide Mulch
3. Self-sustaining
4.Promote Biodiversity
5.Highly Productive
6.No or less labour requirements

15. CONSTRAINTS
• ACCESS TO SUITABLE LAND FOR ESTABLISHMENT
OF HOME GARDEN
• ACCESS TO CAPITAL OR CREDITS
• CULTURAL ACCEPTANCE
• ACCESS TO SEED, WATER & PLANTING MATERIAL
• ACCESS TO LABOR, MARKETS, EXTENSION AND
ADVISORY SERVICES

16. ECOFRIENDLY SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE
PRACTICE.
VARIES IN DIFFERENT GEOGRAPHICAL
LOCATIONS.
CAN BE USED TO TACKLE GLOBAL FOOD CRISIS.
NEEDS RESEARCH & DOCUMENTATION.
CONCLUSIONS:

17. REFERENCES
Agroforestry Systems. An international Journal by Kluwer Academics
Publishers.
Agroforestry Today. A Journal Published by ICRAF.
www.agricultureandfoodsecurity.biomedcentral.com
www.Krishijagran.com
www.researchgate.com

18. Thank You