What challenges impede the adoption of agroforestry practices? A global perspective through a systematic literature review

Agroforestry Systems, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 98(6), P. 1817 - 1837

Published: April 26, 2024

Abstract Despite the extensive amount of evidence in literature regarding benefits agroforestry systems including carbon sequestration, soil erosion reduction, climate change resilience, biodiversity conservation and other ecosystem services, adoption practices presents several barriers for farmers stakeholders, thus requiring comprehensive examination from scientific community. We performed a systematic review following methodology described PRISMA framework, to provide novel overview what is present obstacles stakeholders perceive with regards adoption, gathered through participatory research methods, which are methodologies that engage process. In this work, we highlighted categorized 31 around globe according examined ( n = 90) pertaining i) technical-agronomic, ii) socio-economic iii) policy-legislative aspects. produced consultable database presenting extracted data 1) Region interest; 2) Investigated system; 3) Methodologies utilized papers; 4) Number, gender ratio type stakeholders; 5) Main relevant found paper. five most frequently encountered issues availability or quality knowledge experience on technical agronomic matters, diffusion necessary implement maintain perceived issue related market, marketing products, supply chain jobs agroforestry; labor time systems; iv) upfront economic investment establish an system capital; v) support systems.

Language: Английский

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Severe decline in large farmland trees in India over the past decade

Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 7(7), P. 860 - 868

Published: May 15, 2024

Abstract Agroforestry practices that include the integration of multifunctional trees within agricultural lands can generate multiple socioecological benefits, in addition to being a natural climate solution due associated carbon sequestration potential. Such agroforestry represent vital part India’s landscapes. However, despite their importance, current lack robust monitoring mechanisms has contributed an insufficient grasp distribution relation management practices, as well vulnerability change and diseases. Here we map 0.6 billion farmland trees, excluding block plantations, India track them over past decade. We show around 11 ± 2% large (about 96 m 2 crown size) mapped 2010/2011 had disappeared by 2018. Moreover, during period 2018–2022, more than 5 million 67 have vanished, partly altered cultivation where fields are perceived detrimental crop yields. These observations particularly unsettling given emphasis on pivotal solution, playing crucial role both adaptation mitigation strategies, important for supporting livelihoods improving biodiversity.

Language: Английский

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Carbon benefits through agroforestry transitions on unmanaged fallow agricultural land in Hawaiʻi

Scientific Reports, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 15(1)

Published: Feb. 11, 2025

There are growing efforts to incorporate agroforestry into ecosystem service incentive programs. Indigenous and other place-based multi-strata systems important conservation agricultural strategies, yet their services, including carbon sequestration benefits, have received little research attention. To fill this gap, we draw on interviews with practitioners modeling in Hawaiʻi to: (1) create future scenarios of where fallow unmanaged non-native dominated lands could be transitioned under current climates; (2) quantify the potential above-ground soil benefits tradeoffs transitions across these scenarios. We found that about half lands, representing >1,500 km2 , was suitable for rainfall over a third, >1,200 km2, remained dry climate change scenario, RCP 8.5 mid-century. Mean modeled estimated 92–125 Mg C ha-1 (337–458 CO2 ha-1) ~75% restoration area projected significantly increase storage. Considering both carbon, overall expected third just 5% losses. These results provide evidence hotspots transitions, as well need further study changes varying climates types. With similar or greater than native forest restoration, through represents an pathway achieving multi-benefit forest-agricultural large areas offering support inclusive effective natural solutions.

Language: Английский

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Reduction of deforestation by agroforestry in high carbon stock forests of Southeast Asia

Nature Sustainability, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: March 11, 2025

Language: Английский

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Upscaling ecological restoration by integrating with agriculture

Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Sept. 9, 2024

Transformative change is needed to align common small‐scale ecological restoration approaches with expectations restore millions of hectares degraded lands globally. Currently, most projects target small areas using costly manual methods that cannot be scaled up meet global commitments. We propose a judicious integration agricultural practices into offers an opportunity address this issue. This transformative process relies on three sequential and interconnected steps: (1) ensure sufficient land truly available for restoration; (2) compensate the loss production, income, or value encourage landholders opt (3) develop scalable, affordable, effective restoring native ecosystems across pledged hundreds deliver benefits both nature people. Large‐scale terrestrial will require incorporating agronomic toolbox go beyond vague, ambitious promises wishful thinking.

Language: Английский

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A novel approach to use the DayCent model for simulating agroforestry systems with multiple components

Agroforestry Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 99(1)

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Abstract Agroforestry can offer carbon sequestration, higher system productivity and biodiversity. However, a limited number of field experiments exist to study their feasibility trade-offs for large scale deployment. Agroecosystem models could represent valuable tool ex ante assessment. Here, we present ZonalCent, novel approach use the DayCent model simulate multi-component agroforestry systems by splitting them into several independent zones, simulating each zone individually. We used six sites in France evaluate how well ZonalCent represented sequestration tree biomass, soil organic stocks total system. This proved promising because with default parameter set DayCent, was highly suitable (Nash–Sutcliffe modelling efficiency; NSE 0.86), potential (NSE 0.55), despite tendency overestimate SOC 0.38). Only one site had yield data there, approximate mean reduction—yet more detailed evaluation is necessary. Negative correlations showed that simulated most strongly affected (a) shading mature trees (b) loss arable area due grass strips. While may be needed process understanding, includes important interactions (light, water, nutrients, temperature) simple but effective way readily used—because it based on DayCent—to estimate at larger scales.

Language: Английский

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Integrating farmers’ views, field soil erosion assessment, and pot experiments to evaluate different agroforestry systems in Timor-Leste

Agroforestry Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 99(3)

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Language: Английский

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Agroforestry and net-zero in the European agriculture, forestry and land use sector

Elsevier eBooks, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 179 - 203

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Guidelines for improved quantification and reporting of carbon stocks and additional carbon storage in agroforestry systems

Agroforestry Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 99(4)

Published: April 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Apes and agriculture

Frontiers in Conservation Science, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 4

Published: Nov. 9, 2023

Non-human great apes – chimpanzees, gorillas, bonobos, and orangutans are threatened by agricultural expansion, particularly from rice, cacao, cassava, maize, oil palm cultivation. Agriculture replaces fragments ape habitats, bringing them closer to humans often resulting in conflict. Though the impact of agriculture on is well-recognized, there still a need for more nuanced understanding specific contexts associated negative impacts habitats populations. Here we review these their implications apes. We estimate that within African South-East Asian ranges, about 100 people each ape. Given most live outside strictly protected areas growing human population increasing demand resources landscapes, it will be challenging balance needs both Further habitat loss expected, Africa, where compromises must sought re-direct expansion driven subsistence farmers with small fields (generally <0.64 ha) away remaining habitats. To promote coexistence between apes, new approaches financial models implemented at local scales. Overall, optimized land use planning effective implementation, along strategic investments wildlife conservation, can improve synergies conservation food production. Effective governance financing crucial optimal outcomes security. Enforcing forest laws, engaging trade policy discussions, integrating policies trade, security, improved techniques, sustainable systems vital prevent further decline Saving requires thorough consideration contexts.

Language: Английский

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