1. Introduction. 2. Historical Perspective of Land Use in India. 3. Forest Farming. 4. Development Through Local Choices  5. Institutions, Resource Management and Land Use Efficiency 6. Agriculture Encroaching Forests: Let Forest Thrive in Agriculture  7. Development of Forest Fringe Village Through Land Use Synergies  8. Agriculture and Forests - Conflicting Domains or Symbiotic Paradigm