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| Image number: | 2700 |
| Feature : | Eucalyptus tree |
| Grouping : | agricultural techniques |
| Discipline : | agriculture |
| Year : | 2009 |
| Locality : | Lwiro |
| Country : | D.R.Congo |
| Region - tribe : | Kivu, Bukavu |
| Physiographic region : | Rift Kivu |
| Notice : | The fertile soils on weathered basalt, the stimulus from local agricultural research, constitute the environment for local farming. Agroforestry techniques. Eucalyptus trees are planted for the production of fire wood and construction wood. Branches can be cut and the tree will regrow. |
| Reference : | Moeyersons, Jan, 2009 Image 2700. In : Moeyersons, Jan : "African Geographic Pictures", http://www.africamuseum.be/nl/research/collections_libraries/earth_sciences/collections/geopic" |