Cacao-based agroforestry systems in the Atlantic Forest and …
Dec 1, 2021 · Cacao-based agroforestry systems (cacao-AFS) are considered an important alternative for the sustainable development of low input agriculture in Brazil, since these agroecosystems have many sustainability attributes of the natural heterogeneous forest, and can become a socio-economic-ecological component which is appropriate to reduce the ...
Cacao agroforestry systems beyond the stigmas: Biotic and …
Jul 27, 2022 · The cacao agroforestry systems (CAFS) can be classified as traditional or associated with planting arrangements. The traditional CAFS have intervened forests composed of different species in multi strata, where the cacao enters to replace one of the strata and the upper strata are kept as a shade.
Cacao-based agroforestry systems in the Atlantic Forest and …
Feb 21, 2024 · The paper looks at the different agroforestry systems in which cocoa is cultivated in Brazil, and assesses their production and conservation value. Cacao-AFS systems form an interconnected agroforestry mosaic with natural forests, improving connectivity and helping preserve and promote biodiversity. Methods
Impacts of cacao agroforestry systems on climate change, soil ...
Jun 21, 2023 · Integrated cacao agroforestry is a sustainable solution, combining forests and agricultural activities to reduce runoff and soil erosion, mitigate climate change through the storage of carbon, provide goods to human beings, and promote conservation and biodiversity.
What is agroforestry? - Cacao Forest
Agroforestry is a farming technique combining different species of trees and plants that grow around a main crop, with the intent of creating a more favorable and fertile ecosystem for each species. Used since the dawn of time, agroforestry is a natural farming system.
Cacao agroforestry adoption by smallholder farmers and forest …
Dec 27, 2024 · The results suggest that the odds of forest loss in the cacao agroforestry concession area are approximately 16% higher than in the Maya Mountain North Forest Reserve. In comparison, they are 85% lower than in the de-reserved areas. We also report differences in the factors influencing agroforestry adoption between part-time and full-time farmers.
Avoidance of tree-site mismatching of modelled cacao production …
Apr 1, 2024 · We used the process-based Water, Nutrient and Light Capture in agroforestry systems (WaNuLCAS) model to assess the performance of five cacao-based land use systems (cacao monoculture, cacao + annual crops, cacao + fruit tree, cacao + fast-growing tree, and cacao + slow-growing tree), in three climate regimes (tropical rainforest, monsoon, and ...
Cacao agroforestry systems have higher return on labor
Dec 12, 2016 · Here, we compared the productivity and the return on labor, that is the return per working day, of four different cacao production systems: agroforestry and monocultures under organic and conventional management. Cacao and by-crop yields, costs, revenues, and labor were registered during the first 5 years after establishment.
Impacts of cacao agroforestry systems on climate change, soil ...
Jun 21, 2023 · Agroforestry is crucial for improving water quality deteriorated by anthropogenic activities due to the use of chemical substances, including nitrogen (N) and phosphorous (P) in modern ...
Contribution of cacao agroforestry versus mono-cropping …
Aug 10, 2022 · Cacao monocrops and agroforestry systems (AFS) are two contrasting ways to produce cocoa, yet their impact on yields, contribution to farmer livelihood, cocoa quality remains understudied. Therefore, we reviewed existing literature comparing (1) monocrop cacao farming systems with (2) simple or (3) complex AFS.