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CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry - Plan of Work and Budget 2020 [PDF]

, 2020
There were no significant changes in 2019 to FTA’s theory of change1. FTA plans all its work on the basis of its operational priorities. These, in turn, focusresearch towards major development demands and knowledge gaps, orienting FTA towards the ...
CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
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Measuring the holistic performance of food and agricultural systems: a systematic review

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems
Measuring the performance of food and agricultural systems is critical for their transformation towards a sustainable, healthy, and resilient future.
Mary Crossland, Ric Coe, Ric Coe, Christine Lamanna, Brian Chiputwa, Levi Orero, Beatrice Adoyo, Sandhya Kumar, Victor Mutugi Mwangi, Edith Anyango, Lisa Elena Fuchs, Anne Kuria, Matthias Geck   +12 more
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Agroforestry Extent in the United States: A Review of National Datasets and Inventory Efforts

Agriculture, 2022
A comprehensive understanding of agroforestry adoption across a landscape is critical for effective agroforestry planning. The objectives of this study are to identify the sources of agroforestry data that can be used in the United States (U.S.) for ...
Matthew M. Smith, Gary Bentrup, Todd Kellerman, Katherine MacFarland, Richard Straight, Lord Ameyaw   +5 more
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Linking agrobiodiversity and culture through the adoption of agroforestry practices: The Agroforestry Indigenous Agents [PDF]

, 2020
Agroforestry is the result of a dialectical relationship between humans and the environment, capable of increasing agricultural biodiversity. In the Brazilian Amazon region, Agroforestry Indigenous Agents have been disseminating these practices through ...
Fajardo Cavalcanti de Albuquerque, Marcia
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Review of the Challenges and Prospects in Agrivoltaics

Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research, EarlyView.
This articles reviews the recent prospects of agri‐photovoltaics (agri‐PV) across continents. The existing standards and pilot projects to standardize new codes and regulations are discussed. The state‐of‐the‐art agri‐PV scheme's benefits and lackings are presented. Community acceptance and policy barriers are also discussed where prospective solutions
Tanvir M. Mahim, M. Mosaddequr Rahman, A. S. Nazmul Huda   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Generative Artificial Intelligence Shaping the Future of Agri‐Food Innovation

AgriFood: Journal of Agricultural Products for Food, EarlyView.
Emerging use cases of generative artificial intelligence in agri‐food innovation. ABSTRACT The recent surge in generative artificial intelligence (AI), typified by models such as GPT, diffusion models, and large vision‐language architectures, has begun to influence the agri‐food sector.
Jun‐Li Xu, Dimitrios Argyropoulos, Tamíris da Costa   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Agroforestry - The Most Resilient Farming System for the Hilly Northwest of Vietnam

International Journal of Agriculture System, 2017
Over 94% of the land of northwestern Vietnam is classified as sloping. Population growth has exerted pressure on local natural resources, with agricultural expansion on steep slopes resulting in forest degradation, landscape fragmentation and severe ...
Lua Thi Hoang, James M. Roshetko, Thuong Pham Huu, Tim Pagella, Phuong Nguyen Mai   +4 more
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Impacts of monoculture cropland to alley cropping agroforestry conversion on soil N2O emissions

GCB Bioenergy, 2023
Monoculture croplands are a major source of global anthropogenic emissions of nitrous oxide (N2O), a potent greenhouse gas that contributes to ozone depletion. Agroforestry has the potential to reduce N2O emissions.
Guodong Shao, Guntars O. Martinson, Marife D. Corre, Jie Luo, Dan Niu, Xenia Bischel, Edzo Veldkamp   +6 more
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A quantitative appraisal of selected agroforestry studies in the Sub-Saharan Africa

Heliyon, 2022
The multiple ecosystem services and livelihood assets development challenges facing the world, including climate change, land degradation, and high poverty levels, have necessitated cross-cutting solutions.
Kennedy Muthee, Lalisa Duguma, Christine Majale, Monicah Mucheru-Muna, Priscilla Wainaina, Peter Minang   +5 more
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Sustainability Strategies in the Cocoa‐Chocolate Value Chain: An Analysis Using Stakeholder Theory, Global Value Chain Theory, and Resource Dependence Theory

Agribusiness, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The cocoa‐chocolate value chain faces significant environmental and social challenges, driving firms to adopt sustainability strategies ranging from individual practices to third‐party certifications. This study investigates the factors associated with these strategies by analyzing 304 cocoa‐chocolate companies using firm‐level data from the ...
Stella Marschner, Luigi Orsi, Alessandro Olper, Stefanella Stranieri   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source