Low-emissions and profitable cocoa through moderate-shade agroforestry: Insights from Ghana DOI Creative Commons
James W. Hawkins,

Emily Gallagher,

Selma van der Haar

et al.

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 367, P. 108961 - 108961

Published: March 28, 2024

Cocoa production is a leading driver of deforestation in the humid-tropics West Africa. Reconciling climate change mitigation with livelihoods farmers requires identification strategies to concurrently improve yield and profit while curtailing emissions greenhouse gases (GHG). Using 2021 plot-survey conducted Ghana's Eastern region, we evaluated yields, GHG emissions, value (VOP) (a indicator) across typology representing diversity systems at plot-level. The was constructed by first stratifying plots according shade levels variety (hybrid vs. Amazonia) which resulted three systems: Hybrid sun, hybrid under full-sun (little no shade); shade, moderate (13–25 trees ha−1); Amazonia, Amazonia predominantly shade. Next, factor analysis clustering were used group within each system cocoa yield, vegetation, management, (local) conditions. Cluster showed that fertiliser, weeding, pruning, hand pollination, tree density, densities differing heights most influential for determination systems. had highest net removal rate −6.8 ± 1.7 (± 95% CI) Mg CO2eq ha−1 yr−1: 48% 127% higher (emissions more negative) respectively over sun. additionally average least variable VOP among 669 564 USD yr−1, compared sun 404 442 213 280 yr−1 respectively. These results point grown 13–25 as optimal reconciling development African cocoa.

Language: Английский

Shade tree functional traits drive critical ecosystem services in cocoa agroforestry systems DOI Creative Commons
Shalom D. Addo‐Danso, Richard Asare,

Abigail Tettey

et al.

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 372, P. 109090 - 109090

Published: June 5, 2024

The inclusion of shade trees into cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) systems can generate livelihood opportunities for smallholder farmers. Yet, there is the need to examine ecological context within which trees, and their functional traits, have a positive impact on ecosystem services in systems. Here, we used network farms similar aged hybrid cocoa, nested design consisting agroforestry or monoculture management, three initial soil quality levels (poor, moderate good) two agroecological zones (humid sub-humid) investigate whether tree traits are linked with soil-based cocoa-based services. Initial level was main driver differences organic matter, N, C:N, total C, permanganate-oxidizable while zone largely explained yield aboveground C. increased macrofauna abundance mass but decreased C compared plots. Importantly, systems, leaf expressed as community weighted means SLA, dry matter content These results show that potential enhance without notably decreasing yield. And trait-based approach describe diversity advance our understanding management tree-ecosystem service relationships

Language: Английский

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Physical and chemical soil quality and litter stock in agroforestry systems in the Eastern Amazonia DOI

Francisco Elves Duarte de Souza,

Jesus de Nazaré dos Santos Oliveira,

Cássio Rafael Costa dos Santos

et al.

Agriculture Ecosystems & Environment, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 382, P. 109479 - 109479

Published: Jan. 13, 2025

Language: Английский

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Benefits of Agroforestry for Maintaining Soil Health: using Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC) as an indicator DOI Open Access
Azma Putra,

Nandha Ardiansyah,

Rizki Maulana Ishaq

et al.

IOP Conference Series Earth and Environmental Science, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 1466(1), P. 012002 - 012002

Published: March 1, 2025

Abstract The conversion of natural forests for unsustainable agricultural land use continues, increasing the area degraded land. Degraded lands can be reused agriculture after reclaiming them using an agroforestry system (AF). Variation in plant species planted determines variation canopy cover and litter layer properties; is a source energy organisms while maintains soil moisture supports activity microorganisms. This study evaluated Microbial Biomass Carbon (MBC) content from various systems (LUS) with different levels cover, as indicator (top)soil health. was conducted two places volcanic soils: five Junggo village on slopes Mount Arjuno (Malang Regency, East Java) 2023, eight villages (Air Dingin Sirukam) around Talang (Solok West Sumatra) 2024. Soil sampling at both sites carried out plots measuring 20 × m 2 Tropical Biology Fertility (TSBF) protocol laboratory analysis. On Arjuno, monolith samples were 5 points 3 depths (0-10 cm, 10-20 cm 20-30 cm) per plot. MBC second third average 52% 40% that first layer. Around only 0-10 sampled, 12 plot (CSM-BGBD protocol). Measurements each LUS three replications (different plots). remnant forest Solok 82% higher (477 mg kg −1 ) than mature (AFMT). AFMT had 262-270 , double to four times value non-agroforestry annual cropping (68-150 ), 33% Imperata grasslands Solok. Agroforestry reclamation may lead initial drop MBC, followed by recovery level grasslands. data align its associated input determinant

Language: Английский

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Nature-based solutions for enhancing CO2 sequestration and rehabilitating degraded lands through silvo-aromatic system and soil moisture conservation techniques DOI
Dinesh Jinger,

V. D. Kakade,

Rajesh Kaushal

et al.

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 380, P. 124904 - 124904

Published: March 15, 2025

Language: Английский

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Augmentation of mineral fertilizer with organic nutrient sources to improve soil quality and nutrient use efficiency in cocoa landscape in Ghana DOI
Joseph Anokye, Akwasi A. Abunyewa, Uffe Jørgensen

et al.

Journal of Plant Nutrition, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 1 - 24

Published: March 30, 2025

Language: Английский

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Soil Degradation Due to Conversion from Natural to Plantation Forests in Indonesia DOI Open Access
Enny Widyati, Hani Sitti Nuroniah, Hesti Lestari Tata

et al.

Forests, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 13(11), P. 1913 - 1913

Published: Nov. 14, 2022

Soil organic matter (SOM) is a crucial component of soil, through which physical, chemical, and biological characteristics interact in local context. Within the forest category, conversion natural forests to monoculture plantations has raised concerns Indonesia over loss soil functions, similar agriculture. In forests, SOM can accumulate as part closed nutrient cycle with minimal losses; plantation forestry, decline recovery alternate time, associated larger losses. We reviewed existing studies quantify how shifts from short-rotation (SRPF) affect dynamics, contents, soil-borne pathogens that cause disease. The review combines descriptive quantitative methods (meta-analysis). results show affects C balance, structure water diseases. Contributing factors include reduced diversity plant rhizosphere communities, lower annual litter production, more uniform quality, removal at harvest cycle. Conversion conditions also increases disease incidence by changing control mechanisms.

Language: Английский

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Leaf litter decomposition in different tree species of multifunctional agroforestry: decay constant and initial litter chemistry DOI

A. Keerthika,

K. T. Parthiban,

S. B. Chavan

et al.

Environment Development and Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 2, 2024

Language: Английский

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Enhancing productivity and sustainability of ravine lands through horti-silviculture and soil moisture conservation: A pathway to land degradation neutrality DOI
Dinesh Jinger,

Vijaysinha Kakade,

P. R. Bhatnagar

et al.

Journal of Environmental Management, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 364, P. 121425 - 121425

Published: June 12, 2024

Language: Английский

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Farmland Hydrology Cycle and Agronomic Measures in Agroforestry for the Efficient Utilization of Water Resources under Karst Desertification Environments DOI Open Access

Qinglin Wu,

Kangning Xiong, Rui Li

et al.

Forests, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 14(3), P. 453 - 453

Published: Feb. 22, 2023

Severe soil-water loss and unfertile soil frequently occur under karst desertification environments. The surface-underground dual structure in these areas allows the surface water to leak into subsurface through cracks sinkholes, as well other conduits, causing a special “karst drought”. Hence, water-resource shortage has become challenge for local agricultural development. To realize efficient utilization of resources, an urgent need is clearly understand study law farmland hydrological cycles agroforestry practices, which still understudied. Here, we focused on cycle at scale water-saving measures three representing different degrees desertification. First, significant positive correlation was found between total available precipitations land evapotranspiration (LET). Second, agronomic measures, content all higher than that control group while evaporation lower. This indicates can contribute use resources by halting increasing content. Third, dwarf dense planting pruning technologies were helpful inhibiting crop transpiration reducing vegetation interception. Fourth, agroforestry, 77.45% precipitation transformed storage, 24.81% evaporation, 20.73% plant transpiration, 17.40% groundwater, 5.18% However, their sum greater 100%, suggesting farmland-scale open system. implication practices bring certain benefits constraining conversion ineffective promoting storage effective water, thus opening up promising opportunities efficiently utilizing areas. finding also desertification, conservation, drought alleviation.

Language: Английский

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A systematic review of energy and mass fluxes, and biogeochemical processes in seasonally dry tropical forests and cactus ecosystems DOI
Alexandre Maniçoba da Rosa Ferraz Jardim, José Edson Florentino de Morais, Luciana Sandra Bastos de Souza

et al.

Journal of South American Earth Sciences, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 126, P. 104330 - 104330

Published: April 6, 2023

Language: Английский

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