Discover Agriculture,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
2(1)
Опубликована: Дек. 26, 2024
Agroforestry
systems
enhance
ecosystem
services,
which
helps
decrease
food
insecurity.
There
is
limited
evidence
addressing
its
importance
in
improving
security
and
diversity
despite
the
recognized
benefits
of
agroforestry.
This
study
was
conducted
to
examine
how
coffee-based
agroforestry
improved
through
diversified
crop
production
system
Gimbi
district,
West
Wollega,
Ethiopia.
A
multi-stage
sampling
procedure
used
select
402
sample
households.
Data
were
collected
household
surveys,
focus
group
discussions
(FGDs),
key
informant
interviews.
Household
Dietary
Diversity
Score
(HDDS),
based
on
a
24
h
recall
period
Food
Insecurity
Access
(HFIAS)
measurements
evaluate
impact
status
coffee
farmers.
The
management
helped
farmers
produce
various
types
fruits,
vegetables,
cereals,
other
crops,
leading
diet
year-round.
average
dietary
score
heads
4.4
±
1.27.
About
34.33%
sampled
households
had
low,
45.77%
medium,
19.90%
high
diversity.
All
consumed
cereal
crops
during
period,
followed
by
condiments,
beans,
vegetables.
head's
age,
education,
annual
income,
practices,
tropical
livestock
units
influenced
household's
positively
significantly.
Distance
nearest
market
negatively
associated
with
underscores
potential
as
sustainable
agricultural
practice
that
can
diversification.
Policymakers
are
encouraged
promote
supportive
policies,
extension
access
initiatives
improve
resilience
among
smallholder
Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies book series,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
unknown, С. 143 - 172
Опубликована: Фев. 28, 2025
Agroforestry,
a
sustainable
land-based
management
system
integrates
trees
with
crops
and
livestock,
has
deep
historical
roots
in
Asian
African
countries.
Apart
from
providing
numerous
social,
economic,
environmental
benefits
agroforestry
plays
crucial
role
bolstering
climate
resilience
within
agricultural
systems.
This
chapter
presents
different
case
studies
Asia
Africa
showing
the
potent
of
tree-based
farming
practices
enhancing
soil
health,
water
management,
biodiversity
conservation,
besides
helping
to
ensure
food
nutritional
security
rural
households.
Countries
like
India,
Bangladesh,
Nepal,
Uzbekistan
have
demonstrated
agroforestry's
potential
boosting
productivity,
improving
diversification
income
sources.
Similarly,
Africa,
vital
combating
insecurity,
poverty,
land
degradation.
summarizes
pre-requisites
for
unlocking
create
resilient
landscape.
The
challenge
of
achieving
food
security
amidst
broken
systems,
the
climate
crisis,
biodiversity
loss,
degrading
land,
and
growing
social
inequity
remains
a
critical
development
priority
in
alignment
with
Vision
2030
agenda.
While
crop
diversification
is
cornerstone
agroecological
transitions
security,
global
systems
have
often
overlooked
its
potential,
largely
due
to
insufficient
local
participation
reliance
on
blanket
policies
unsuitable
for
heterogeneous
contexts.
This
article
revisits
Western
Rwanda
decade
after
data
collection,
assessing
enduring
relevance
knowledge
understanding
diversity–food
security–land
degradation
nexus.
Using
systematic
knowledge-based
approach
(AKT5),
were
collected
from
150
smallholder
farmers
through
Paired
Catchment
Assessment.
Findings
1995–2015
period
revealed
decline
or
disappearance
“low-value”
crops,
driven
by
Crop
Intensification
Program
(76%),
land
shortages
(55%),
abandonment
slow-growing
crops
(49%).
As
result,
83%
reported
insecurity,
primarily
manifesting
as
seasonal
(51%).
Perennial
emerged
bridging
hunger
gaps,
while
reduced
diversity
forced
many
rely
off-farm
sources.
original
analysis
identified
seven
principles
integral
nexus:
soil
health,
biodiversity,
synergy,
economic
diversification,
values
diets,
co-creation
knowledge,
participation.
These
findings
varied
significantly
status,
emphasizing
importance
context-specific
solutions.
study
also
showed
that
become
more
dependent
sourcing
off-farm,
produced
on-farm
supporting
an
average
6.6
months
annually
2015
compared
10.1
1995.
underpins
need
leverage
ecological
rather
than
administrative
boundaries,
ensuring
connectivity
within
fostering
equitable
trade
mechanisms
if
are
be
realized.
A
later,
this
reflected
upon
validated
recent
literature,
which
validity
transitions.
advocates
stronger
integration
stakeholder
collaboration
promote
co-design
tailored
context-appropriate,
inclusive,
sustainable
policy
frameworks
foster
across
scales.
PLoS ONE,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
20(4), С. e0313385 - e0313385
Опубликована: Апрель 8, 2025
Agroforestry,
a
sustainable
land
use
practice,
was
introduced
in
western
Kenya
the
early
1990s
as
soil
fertility
replenishment
strategy.
Since
then,
effect
of
practice
on
quality
has
seldom
been
evidenced.
A
study
conducted
to
assess
impact
agroforestry
adoption
under
smallholder
maize
systems
region.
Soil
samples
were
collected
from
two
practices:
(90)
and
non-agroforestry
(30)
at
0–30
cm
depth
locations
(Busia
Kakamega
counties).
Results
showed
variations
characteristics
between
locations.
Soils
contained
higher
concentrations
organic
carbon
(SOC),
exchangeable
cations,
micronutrients.
On
average,
significantly
(P
≤
0.05)
improved
physicochemical
properties.
Under
adoption,
bulk
density
(BD)
reduced
by
21%
(from
1.4
to1.1
g
-3
),
while
(SOC)
increased
75%
(0.8–1.4%),
P
80%
(3.0–5.4
mg
kg
-1
K
256%
(0.3–8.0
cmol
Ca
100%
(1.0–2.0
S
50%
(0.2–0.3
Cu
18%
(2.8–3.3
).
Agroforestry
levels
above
critical
thresholds
0.4
1.0
,
respectively,
both
Sesbania
sesban
Leucaena
leucocephala
influenced
BD,
pH
(4.3.-7.0
(0.4–0.7
Mg
(0.1–0.2
Mn
(13.5–25.2
)
locations,
Calliandra
calothyrsus
SOC
only.
These
findings
highlight
significance
management.
Furthermore,
proved
be
effective
enhancing
soils
sites,
hence,
need
for
its
inclusion
extension
messages.
Further
studies
are
needed
understand
nutrient
release
mechanisms
biomass
their
influence
yield
farming
systems.
Jurnal Pengelolaan Sumberdaya Alam dan Lingkungan (Journal of Natural Resources and Environmental Management),
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(3), С. 408 - 408
Опубликована: Апрель 19, 2025
At
the
local
level,
social
forestry
is
a
key
strategy
for
implementing
sustainable
forest
management
that
aims
to
reduce
poverty,
empower
communities,
and
improve
conditions.
Granting
area
permits
communities
requires
good
business
development
planning.
This
study
used
model
canvas
framework
develop
new
model.
The
result
showed
was
developed
by
considering
benefits
of
vegetables,
arabica
coffee,
tree
carbon
storage
as
value
propositions.
customer
segments
were
housewives,
restaurant
owners,
coffee
shop
CO2-emitting
companies.
products
distributed
through
trader
networks
voluntary
market
mechanisms.
Farmers
established
direct
relationships
with
networks.
Revenue
streams
derived
from
sales
fresh
potatoes,
carrots,
leeks,
chilies,
beans,
credits.
required
an
area,
irrigation
equipment,
farming
seeds,
fertilizers,
laborers,
biomass
measuring
tools.
Key
activities
included
farming,
measurement,
calculation
estimates.
partners
in
this
community
organisations
government
agencies.
cost
structures
investment,
operational
costs
associated
calculating
storage.
