Tree diversity and composition in Mexican traditional smallholder cocoa agroforestry systems

Integrative Management of Cocoa Agroforestry Systems: Promoting Long-term On-farm Diversity

In cocoa (Theobroma cacao) agroforestry systems, upper canopy trees and food crops are frequently planted for shade, diversification of farm products, and improved soil fertility. As diversification remains a top priority for farm economic and environmental sustainability, system management plays a substantial role in farm diversity, requiring long-term analysis. We measured species richness dy...

Sap flow measurements of lateral tree roots in agroforestry systems.

Successful extension of agroforestry to areas of the semi-arid tropics where deep reserves of water exist requires that the tree species be complementary to the associated crops in their use of water within the crop rooting zone. However, it is difficult to identify trees suitable for dryland agroforestry because most existing techniques for determining water uptake by roots cannot distinguish ...

A study of the cocoa smallholder sector in Sabah, Malaysia

Knowledge Systems in Agroforestry

Pacific Islands agroforestry has evolved into sustainable, diverse and productive a land use systems in many areas. We marvel at these systems, and the scientific world is trying to catch up with the traditional knowledge. At the same time, Pacific Islands farmers are abandoning their agroforestry systems in great numbers. It is mainly intensified agriculture for cash crop production that follo...

Climate diversity in line with agroforestry systems: studying technicalities of agroforestry systems and allied components in two diverse climatic regions (Warm climate vs. cold climate) (Case study: Kazeroun & Sepidan in Fars Province, I.R.Iran)

There has been some decline in the land potential capacity in many developing countries, and depending on location,the multi objective management strategy of Agroforestry can make effective use of natural resources to be feasible.Environmental principles which are effective on Agroforestry systems and their components, together with climaticfactors, are the important parameters which been evalu...