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Comparative profitability and relative risk of adopting climate-smart soil practices among farmers. A cost-benefit analysis of six agricultural practices

Climate Services, 2022
The adoption of climate-smart soil (CSS) practices among farmers have the potential to rehabilitate and protect the soil. Proponents have not fully addressed factors such as; profitability and the relative risk that farmers face during the adoption and ...
Bwema Ombati Mogaka, Stanley Karanja Ng'ang'a, Hillary Kiplangat Bett   +2 more
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Mapping the Relationship of Inter-Village Variation in Agroforestry Tree Survival with Social and Ecological Characteristics: The case of the Vi Agroforestry Project, Mara Region, Tanzania [PDF]

, 2013
Agroforestry practices can improve the adaptive capacity and resilience of local farming and subsistence systems while providing livelihood benefits to households. However, scaling up of agroforestry technology has often proved difficult.
Kimanzu, Ngolia, Axelsson, Robert, Johansson, Karl-Erik   +2 more
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Moringa oleifera: A miracle multipurpose tree for agroforestry and climate change mitigation from the Himalayas – A review

Cogent Food & Agriculture, 2020
Drumstick (Moringa oleifera L.) is native to tropical and sub-tropical regions of South Asia. It is also growing in Nepal; however, underutilized crop species.
Sabina Devkota, Khuma Kumari Bhusal
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Modeling environmental benefits of silvoarable agroforestry in Europe. [PDF]

, 2007
Increased adoption of silvoarable agroforestry (SAF) systems in Europe, by integrating trees and arable crops on the same land, could offer a range of environmental benefits compared with conventional agricultural systems.
Moreno, Gerardo, Bunce, R. G. H., Keesman, K.J., Palma, João H. N., Graves, Anil, Liagre, Fabien, Keesman, K. J., Liagre, F., Mayus, Martina, Filippi, R., de, Herzog, Felix, Bunce, R.G.H., Keulen, H., van, Mayus, M., Reisner, Y., Moreno, G., Palma, J.H.N., Herzog, F., Burgess, Paul J., de Filippi, R., van Keulen, Herman, Graves, A.R., Burgess, P.J.   +22 more
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Climate-Induced Risk Assessment of Rural and Urban Agroforestry Managers of Aizawl District, Northeast India

Agriculture, 2023
Climate change exerts a substantial influence on global livelihood security. This research aims to elucidate the risk faced by agroforestry managers of urban and rural areas.
Pentile Thong, Uttam Thangjam, Uttam Kumar Sahoo, Raul Pascalau, Piotr Prus, Laura Smuleac   +5 more
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Could spaceborne multispectral data be used as SMART proxies’ indicators for agroforestry ecosystem services? – A systematic review

Ecological Indicators, 2023
Agroforestry (AF) is a relevant socio-ecological system in Mediterranean countries that plays a remarkable role in providing ecosystem services (ES). However, AF ecosystems have been declining (e.g. due to land abandonment), compromising the provision of
Anabela Paula, Albano Figueiredo, Fernando Pulido, Paula Castro   +3 more
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Towards smart management of understory vegetation strips in temperate alley cropping systems [PDF]

One Ecosystem
Agroforestry systems and especially alley cropping in temperate regions, are widely recognised as multifunctional land-use systems. In addition, understory vegetation strips (UVS), as a key structural component of agroforestry systems, strongly influence
Marco Donat, Iman Bajalan, Ralf Bloch
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Cacao Agroforestry in Mahakam Ulu: Transformation Strategy from Traditional to Good Agricultural Practices and Smart Agroforestry System

Forest and Society
The Dayak community in East Kalimantan is renowned for practicing traditional Agroforestry (AF) across generations. Meanwhile, despite the long-term introduction of cacao (Theobroma cacao) in 1996 as a potential commodity in the AF practice, its ...
Catur Budi Wiati, Eddy Mangopo Angi, Karmilasanti Karmilasanti, Murniati Murniati, Sri Suharti, Indra A.S.L.P. Putri, Aris Pudji Hadi, Muhammad Furkan, Belasius Anyeq, Krista Tala, Veronica Carolina, Awaluddin Aziz, Ria Andiana, Yuliara Limbong, Yosua Naibaho, Mukrimin Mukrimin   +15 more
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Smart agroforestry for sustaining soil fertility and community livelihood

Forest Science and Technology, 2023
Smart Agroforestry (SAF) is believed to be one of the alternative solutions in implementing sustainable forest management to achieve the community welfare.
Dona Octavia, Murniati, Sri Suharti, Aditya Hani, Nina Mindawati, Suratman, Dila Swestiani, Ahmad Junaedi, Ni Kadek Erosi Undaharta, Purwanto Budi Santosa, Reni Setyo Wahyuningtyas, Varenna Faubiany   +11 more
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Potentiality of Neglected and Underutilized Species (NUS) as a future resilient food: A systematic review

Journal of Agriculture and Food Research
Food security is still a significant challenge in developing and emerging countries, and sustainable foods are currently in demand. Considering the significance of future smart and sustainable foods, neglected and underutilized species are the best ...
Mohammad Samiul Ahsan Talucder, Umama Begum Ruba, Md. Abu Sayed Robi   +2 more
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