An Agroforestry Farm Plan | Report

Nisha Bhattarai Whole Farm Plan 23078035
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Student Name: Nisha Bhattarai
Student ID No.: 23078035
Unit Name: Agroforestry and Farm Forestry
Unit Code: FOR03110
Tutor’s name: Prof. Dr. Doland Nichols
Assignment No.: 3
Assignment Title: Whole-Farm Plan
Due date: 9/12/2019
Date submitted: 9/12/2019
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Nisha Bhattarai Whole Farm Plan 23078035
407 Campbell’s Pocket Rd Lot: 2
An Agroforestry Farm Plan
TABLE OF CONTENT
TABLE OF CONTENT..................................................................................................... 2
TABLE OF FIGURES...................................................................................................... 3
A. Advantages of Farm Forestry?...................................................................................... 7
A. Soil classification:..................................................................................................... 7
B. Climate conditions:....................................................................................................... 7
C. Bushfire Hazards:..................................................................................................... 7
III. SITE ANALYSIS....................................................................................................... 9
Yellow bells (Tecoma stans)............................................................................................. 11
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B. Erosion:................................................................................................................... 11
C. Alley Cropping System:............................................................................................ 15
E. Environmental analysis for the species:............................................................................16
F. Spacing for the plan:................................................................................................... 16
G. Overland Flows:..................................................................................................... 17
I. Management objectives, establishment procedures and silviculture regimes including carbon budget. 18
Establishment procedures.............................................................................................. 18
Silvicultural regimes.................................................................................................... 18
Management objectives................................................................................................ 20
VII. ANALYSIS OF STRUCTURAL IMPLEMENTS, TAX LAW, FINANCIAL MODEL TAX LAW,
AND PLANNING REQUIRES......................................................................................... 21
Financial model and planning require............................................................................... 21
Structural impediments................................................................................................. 23
TABLE OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Map of Queensland ...........................................................................4
Figure 2: Campbell pocket property location ..............................................................5
Figure 3: Map of Campbell pocket.......................................................................................5
Figure 4: Showing the risk of bushfire overlay.......................................................................7
Figure 5: Overland flow overlay...........................................................................................7
Figure 6: Contour lines overlay ............................................................................................8
Figure 7: Solanum mauritianum ...........................................................................................9
Figure 8: Senecio madagascariensis .....................................................................................9
Figure 9: Cirsium vulgare ...................................................................................................10
Figure 10: Tecoma stans .....................................................................................................10
Figure 11: Soil Erosion .......................................................................................................12
Figure 12: Randia moorei ...................................................................................................12
Figure 13: Syzygium smithii ................................................................................................12
Figure 14: Cinnamomum camphora .....................................................................................12
Figure 15: Showing an overview of Campbell pocket ............................................................16
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Figure 17: Tree planting being incorporated with the other land
use................................................................................................................................18
Figure 18: Graphical representation of Net Present Value against discount ........................22
Table 1: Maintenance schedule ............................................................................................19
Table 2: Showing a cash flow and NPV calculation ...............................................................21
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I. INTRODUCTION
Campbell’s pocket is a 16.84 hectares farm located in the south-east of Queensland, Wamuran.
Currently, various crops have been planted on the farm including a mixed fruit tree orchard and
vegetable garden, native forest red gum and blue gum for purposes of timber production. The
landowners are deliberating on beehive keeping as well as livestock farming to boost their
income. All these activities are aimed at maximum utilization of land while enhancing the
landscape amenities and the soil condition. Hence, the agroforestry plan is highly recommended
by the landowner. Besides, the landowner aims to adopt a silvopastoral system for purposes of
integrating the tree species and animals. The objective outcome is to diversify the farmland, with
minimal input and maxim output (O’Connor, 2014). The diagram below shows the farm image.
Figure 1: Map of Queensland where Campbell's pocket property is located.
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Figure 2: Campbell's pocket property location (pinned) on the map.
A. Advantages of Farm Forestry?
Farm forestry is a mix of both traditional agricultural practices and commercial plant cultivation.
It is associated with several benefits on both the economic, environmental and ecological
aspects. Farm forestry can act as a shade where people can take shelter in case of high
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Figure 3: Map of Campbell pocket situated at the south-east part of Queensland.